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-A '''civilization''' needs a form of government (a set of laws), a form of education, skilled workers, an agricultural surplus to feed the skilled workers, law enforcement, economy, and a currency or trading system.
-Civilization has also been defined by [[Clyde Kluckhohn]] as having "three essential criteria for civilization: towns containing more than 5000 people, writing, and monumental ceremonial centers".<ref>http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture1b.html</ref>
-In order to attain these prerequisites a group of humans must have climbed up the ladder of [[Technological Development]] necessary to attain them.
-Three major attributes of every civilization include:
-*'''Urbanism''' - There must be cities to have civilization.
-*'''Politics''' - There must be something to bring the people together.
-*'''Religion''' - There must be a code of conduct or standard of [[morality]] to maintain civilization.
-*People with common language, customs, government, and economy, earliest in [[Mesopotamia]] 3000 BC.
-====Positives====
-*More people, more sedentary, more predicable
-*More & Better food, clothing, and shelter
-*Lifespan increases
-*Sophisticated religion and technology
-====Negatives====
-*Tyrannical rule
-*Conscription & War
-==References==
-<small><references/></small>
-==External Links==
-*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/civilization/ What Liberals Say - Category: Civilization], [[Accuracy In Media]]
-[[Category:History]]
-[[Category:Anthropology]]
-[[Category:Civilizations]]

Difference between revisions of "Civilization"

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