Kinship

Selam Kubrom AP World Chapter 2 Mesopotamia Civilization: An ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits. Scholars agree that certain political, social, economic, and technological phenomena are indicators of civilization. Cities that served as administrative centers A political system based on control of a defined territory rather on connections of kinship A significant number of people engaged in specialized, non-food-producing activities Status distinctions, usually linked to the accumulation of substantial wealth by some groups Monumental building A system for keeping permanent records Long-distance trade Major advances in science and the arts.