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Civilization

A civilization (American English and Oxford spelling) or civilisation (common British English) is any complex society characterized by the development of the state, urbanization, and standardized symbolic systems of communication, namely writing systems.

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Fall of civilizations

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Non-human civilizations

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Civilization

Nodes287
Edges286
Triples196
Avg. degree1.99
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Civilization

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related to Future · 28
Civilization → According, Although, Amartya Sen, Berman's, Cultural, Dark Ages America, Edward Said, Empire, End, He, However, Huntington, In Identity, Jacobs, Jane Jacobs, Morris Berman, Muhammed Asadi, Muslim, Pippa Norris, Politically
related to history · 28
Civilization → Adam Ferguson, Age, Albert Schweitzer, Civil Society, Discovery, English, Enlightenment, Essay, European Age, French, He, History, In, In The Philosophy, Latin, Mesolithic, Mirabeau, Modernity, Neolithic, Nonetheless
related to Complex systems · 26
Civilization → Afghanistan, Another, Any, Central Asia, China, Civilizations, During, Egypt, Extensive, For, Guillermo Algaze, India, Indian Ocean, Iran, Mesopotamia, Mozambique, Persian Empire, Resin, Roman Empire, Royal Cemetery
related to Urban Revolution · 26
Civilization → BCE, Beverley Milton-Edwards, Caral-Supe, China, Eurasia, Europe, European, Göbekli Tepe, Kiloyear Arid Event, Kiloyear Inter-pluvial, Levantine, Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia, Neolithic Revolution, Peiligang, Pengtoushan, Similar, Solnitsata, South America, The
related to As a contrast with other societies · 15
Civilization → Americas, Australia, Because, British, Eurocentric, European, For, In, Indeed, Indigenous Australians, The, These, Though, Traditionally, Western
related to Further reading · 14
Civilization → Almost, Alone, And, Earth, Galaxy, Gribbin, Is, John, Milky Way, Only Intelligent Life, Scientific American, September, These, Why We Are Probably
related to Characteristics · 10
Civilization → All, Andrew Nikiforuk, Civilizations, Gordon Childe, Grain, It, Most, Peru, Social, The
related to Cultural identity · 7
Civilization → Chinese, Civilizations, Every, Japan, Korea, The, Vietnam Many
related to Fall of civilizations · 7
Civilization → Ancient Egypt, Civilizations, Dark Ages, Hellenistic Greek, Roman, Some, There
related to Non-human civilizations · 6
Civilization → Astronomers, Drake, Earth, Milky Way, The, They

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civilizations cultural cultures state social culture complex societies also collapse development society political systems people human cities trade urban developed

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Civilizationis abeginning of the decline of a culture as0.90text
Civilizationis alarge organization0.90text
Kierkegaardinstance offirst by Johann Gottfried Herder and later by philosophers0.80text
Nietzscheinstance offirst by Johann Gottfried Herder and later by philosophers0.80text
artificial fertilizationinstance ofparticularly when people use intensive agricultural techniques0.80text
irrigationinstance ofparticularly when people use intensive agricultural techniques0.80text
crop rotationinstance ofparticularly when people use intensive agricultural techniques0.80text
Koreainstance ofa classic example being Chinese civilization and its influence on nearby civilizations0.80text
Japaninstance ofa classic example being Chinese civilization and its influence on nearby civilizations0.80text
Vietnam Many civilizations are actually large cultural spheres containing many nationsinstance ofa classic example being Chinese civilization and its influence on nearby civilizations0.80text
regionsinstance ofa classic example being Chinese civilization and its influence on nearby civilizations0.80text
Edward Saidinstance ofthis viewpoint has been strongly challenged by others0.80text

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