Wiki Page, A3: World Geography and Civilizations, term 1-1: Foundations of Civilization

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Civilization - a complex culture that has at least 3 characteristics. First is that people are able to produce surplus, or extra food. The second is that people establish large towns or cities with some form of government. The third is that people perform different jobs, instead of each person doing all kinds of work.

irrigation - Farmers learned to dig ditches and canals to move water from the river to their fields.

division of labor - As methods of farming improved, fewer people had to work the fields. Some people could specialize in other kinds of work.

artisans - skilled workers.

cultural diffusion - the spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another.