the culture and way of life of a people, nation or period regarded as a stage in the development of organized society; Wars, People
a term used by anthropologists to describe any society that has cities.
Brilliant TV series of the 1960s by Sir Kenneth Clark who seemed to equate civilization with its visual representation in the form of art, architecture etc. The Clark model showed civilization being saved by a hair's breadth due to the industry of some monks in an island of the Irish coast in the 3rd century AD - maybe we're in for another "hair's breadth" rescue! Clark failed to come up with a definition but did say that, although it was difficult to recognize civilization, it was easy to recognize barbarism (referring to the bombing of Dresden).
a complex society that has government, social classes and cities.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"
the social process whereby societies achieve civilization
a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
a conceptual framework created, sustained, and modified by some elite religious or other ideologically-motivated group
a cultural pattern which transcends several nationalities
a culture in the human action
a culture that has developed a form of government, religion and learning
a culture that pursues complexity as its response to all pressures
a culture, usually maintained by a large population over a considerable period
a group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society
a society that has reached a certain level of complexity, usually including cities and institutionalized government , religion , science , literature and philosophy
a socitey in which the net complexity of the whole of the society is always increasing throughout the whole of it's existance
A culture that has developed systems of specialization, a written language, arts, sciences, religion, and government.
Generally understood as a more advanced form of organized life; civilizations usually have more complex forms of social, political, military, and religious life. Writing and the use of metals are also features of many civilizations.
Any culture characterized by growth, large numbers of people, and agriculture.
Urban society, from the Latin for "city."
A developed and advanced state of human matters in society. Such an entitlement is characterized by technical advancement in the sciences and extensive progress in political matters, even through self-governance.
Societies distinguished by reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses; and existence of nonfarming elites, as well as merchant and manufacturing groups. (p. 9)
The term civilization (British English: civilisation) has a variety of meanings related to human society. Most often it is used to refer "complex" societies: those that practice intensive agriculture; have a significant division of labour; and have population densities sufficient to form cities. "Civilization" may be used more broadly to refer to the sum, or current extent, of human accomplishment and spread (human civilization or global civilization).