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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. | 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> | ||
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| + | In order to attain these prerequistes a group of humans must have climbed up the ladder of [[Technological Development]] necessary to attain these criteria. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Science]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
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[[Category:Anthropology]] | [[Category:Anthropology]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, August 25, 2007
People with common language, customs, government, and economy, earliest in Mesopotamia 3000 BC.
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".[1]
In order to attain these prerequistes a group of humans must have climbed up the ladder of Technological Development necessary to attain these criteria.