Civilization (SLS)

Create Your Own Civilization (SLS)

It is your job to create your own civilization from the ground up. Here is what you will need to create:

Name – Come up with a name for your civilization.

Population

• How many people live in your civilization?

Geography – Pick a location to build your civilization. You can pick any place on Earth, but make sure that you can explain the following two things about your location:

• How will this location sustain crops and livestock?
• How will this location be advantageous for defense against attacks?

Cultural Universals

Government

• Who will lead your government? What kind of government is this? (See the Systems of Government on the back of this page)
• What tasks will the government be in charge of?
• What are the laws of your civilization?
• Why did you choose this type of government?

Religion

• What or whom do you worship?
• Why do the citizens worship this thing, being, or person?
• Where is your religious center located? What is it?

Specialization of Labor

• Describe at least three jobs that people will need to do in your civilization. Include the job title, a job description (what will the person be expected to do in this job), and a salary (what will they receive for their work).

Education

• What are the expectations surrounding school?
  • Do children have to go to school? If so, until what age?
  • What is taught in school?

Recreation

• Games and sports?
• Use of leisure time?

Language/Communication

• What language do people speak?
• How do people communicate?

Transportation

• How do people in your civilization get around?
• What types of transportation do they have?

Complete the following activities:

1. Laws – Come up with at least eight laws that your civilization will have to follow. Devise a plan to inform every person about these laws (tablets, statue, etc.).

1. Map – Draw an aerial map of your civilization that shows where the following things are located:
   1. Market
   2. House of worship
   3. Town square
   4. Villages (houses)
   5. Farmland
   6. Roads
   7. Government buildings
   8. Anything else?

1. Flag – Design a flag for your civilization.

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Some Systems of Government

Monarchy –

· ruled by a royal family (King, Queen, Prince, Princess, etc.)

Oligarchy –

· ruled by a small group of “important” people

Democracy –

· ruled by the people of the civilization, they make important decisions, usually done through representatives

Theocracy –

· ruled by a God or Gods through the people because the whole country shares the same religion