Civilization

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 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 (see also: Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects).

* People with common language, customs, government, and economy, earliest in Mesopotamia 2300 BC, Northeast China (the Liao civilization), Peru (Norte Chico civilization), and Egypt.

## Contents

* 1 Positives
* 2 Negatives
* 3 Western civilization
* 4 References
* 5 External links

#### Positives[edit]

* More people, more sedentary, more predicable
* More & Better food, clothing, and shelter
* Lifespan increases
* Sophisticated religion and technology

#### Negatives[edit]

* Tyrannical rule
* Conscription & War

## Western civilization[edit]

Bernard Lewis wrote, "... the United States is the legitimate heir of European civilization and the recognized and unchallenged leader of the West."[2]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture1b.html
2. ↑ [1]

## External links[edit]

* What Liberals Say - Category: Civilization, Accuracy In Media