Relier Pairs Characteristics of CivilizationVersion en ligne Matching game for the eight Characteristics of Civilization par Zoe Mays 1 Creation of Cities 2 Organized Religion 3 Social Structure 4 Writing 5 Job Specialization 6 Well Organized Government 7 Stable Food Supply 8 Advanced Technology 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. New inventions, typically tools or ideas, used for practical purposes. allowed people to communicate ideas, pass on knowledge, and record trade or transactions. 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. Created because people didn’t move around as much, so the population grew. It resulted in big changes in how people lived together. because fewer people were needed to produce a food surplus, more people were able to work in other jobs Enough food produced to ensure that everyone in the community could survive.