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1. The Age of Civilization – Part 1 Definitions and Early Development

2. Defining Civilization Key features: - Urban centers - Social stratification - Centralized authority - Monumental architecture - Writing and record-keeping - Long-distance trade

3. Earliest Foundations (12,000–6,000 BCE) - Göbekli Tepe: monumental ritual site - Jericho: early settlement - Çatalhöyük: proto-urban settlement

4. Urbanization and Early States By 4000–2500 BCE: - Mesopotamia: Uruk, cuneiform - Egypt: state formation, hieroglyphics - Indus Valley: planned cities - China: early dynastic centers