Relier Pairs Characteristics of CivilizationVersion en ligne Matching game for the eight Characteristics of Civilization par Zoe Mays 1 Organized Religion 2 Social Structure 3 Well Organized Government 4 Advanced Technology 5 Writing 6 Job Specialization 7 Creation of Cities 8 Stable Food Supply allowed people to communicate ideas, pass on knowledge, and record trade or transactions. because fewer people were needed to produce a food surplus, more people were able to work in other jobs a system of beliefs and forms of worship. It provides a way for people to connect to each other and an element of control over behaviors. Helped to control people’s behaviors and provide a way to manage a large population. Leadership in this was often passed on to a family member. Some people having higher status than others, sometimes based on the type of job they performed for the community. Created because people didn’t move around as much, so the population grew. It resulted in big changes in how people lived together. New inventions, typically tools or ideas, used for practical purposes. Enough food produced to ensure that everyone in the community could survive.