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GEC 17: Science, Technology and Society

Activity 01: S&T IN THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Name: Course/Year/Block:
Mark Angelo B. Motilla

INSTRUCTIONS. Civilization is defined as a complex culture possessing the five characteristics namely: 1.) Advanced cities 2.) Specialized workers
3.) Complex institutions 4.) Record keeping and 5.) Advanced technology. Fill out the table below to describe and differentiate the ancient
civilizations discussed in Lesson 3 and 4. You may research further to fill out the table below. Submit as a PDF. Avoid long answers, be as
concise as possible.

RECORD ADVANCED
CIVILIZATION ADVANCED CITIES SPECIALIZED WORKERS COMPLEX INSTITUTIONS
KEEPING TECHNOLOGY
MESOPOTAMIA  Artists- made jars,  Legal Code- The
 Uruk bowls, and vases to Legal Code of
 Akkad help them. They Hammurabi, who
 Assur weaved goat rose to power as the
 Babylon and sheep fur or King of Babylon in
 Nimrud straw for clothes,
 Nineveh bags, hats, and beds.
 Persepolis
 Scribes- Kept record
of everything. They
were men only and
kept record of their
culture and tradition.

 Farmers- grew mainly

barley, beans, and
wheat.

 Metal Workers and

Craftsmen- created
items that dealt with
woodwork,
brickmaking, stone
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cutting, and masonry.
Metal workers made
war weapons and
farming tools.

 Priest- Priests during

the Mesopotamian era
were also doctors.
They also had to
divide farmers into
groups to take care of
the land. They also
collected income from
farmers cause of rain
storage. They also
performed musical
worship to the Gods.
They used astronomy
to follow the gods
movements.

EGYPTIAN

INDUS RIVER
VALLEY

CHINESE

PERSIA

GREECE
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ROME

MESOAMERICA

ANDEAN