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   civilization

   /ˌsɪvəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced: "the Victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization" Similar human developmentadvancementprogressenlightenmentedificationculturecultivationrefinementsophistication
   • ▪ the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization.
   • ▪ the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area: "the great books of Western civilization" Similar culturecustomsmoresway of lifeattainmentsachievementssocietynationpeoplecommunity
   • ▪ the comfort and convenience of modern life, regarded as available only in towns and cities: "in the UK nowhere is very far from civilization"

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › civilisationCivilisation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   5 days ago · civilisation, civilise. civ· i· li· sa· tion, civ· i· lise. chiefly British spellings of civilization, civilize.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Human_historyHuman history - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Human history is the development of humankind from prehistory to the present, understood through the study of written records, archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics, and other forms of evidence. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Maya-peopleMaya | People, Language, & Civilization | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Maya, the Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. Before the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Central America, the Maya possessed one of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere. Learn more about the Maya here.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ancient_historyAncient history - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 750. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age.

6. thecritic.co.uk › guardrails-of-civilisationGuardrails of civilisation | Doug Stokes | The Critic Magazine

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   1 day ago · Doug Stokes. 28 June, 2024. Rooted in philosophical ideas from postmodern philosophers, the “Great Awokening” has come to define the cultural politics of the Anglophone West. The sacralisation of historically marginalised minorities has ushered in a new moral order that has now transcended the petri dish of the West’s higher educational ...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PhoeniciaPhoenicia - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Phoenicia ( / fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə / ), [4] or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon.

8. www.ox.ac.uk › admissions › undergraduateClassical Archaeology and Ancient History | University of Oxford

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   5 days ago · The course has at its centre the two classical cultures of Greece and Rome. The course is aimed at anyone interested in investigating ancient civilisations and their remains: from Greek temples and Roman amphitheatres to wall paintings and the poignant residues of everyday life.