Civilization

A civilization (US) or civilisation (UK) is any complex society characterized by urban development, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment by a cultural elite. Civilizations are intimately associated with and often further defined by other socio-politico-economic characteristics, including centralization, the domestication of both humans and other organisms, specialization of labor, culturally ingrained ideologies of progress and supremacism, monumental architecture, taxation, societal dependence upon farming as an agricultural practice, and expansionism.

Historically, a civilization was a so-called "advanced" culture in contrast to more supposedly primitive cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists or hunter-gatherers. As an uncountable noun, civilization also refers to the process of a society developing into a centralized, urbanized, stratified structure.

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Feature: Bronzes from central China illuminate Hong Kong with ancient civilization

Xinhua 28 Apr 2024
HONG KONG, April 28 (Xinhua) -- During her five-day study trip to central China's Henan Province last April, Chun Wai-wa marveled at the high degree of development of ancient Chinese civilization while exploring the ruins of cities dated from around 2000 years to 4000 years ago....
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Ancient farming practices helped survive hard times

Gulf Today 28 Apr 2024
Among these discoveries are also success stories, where ancient farming practices helped civilizations survive the hard times ... Ancient practices like these are gaining new interest today ... Texas ranchers have turned to ancient cover cropping methods to buffer against unpredictable weather patterns....
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Final Fantasy 16's Rising Tide DLC Ending Explained

Game Rant 28 Apr 2024
... its tale of political intrigue, ancient civilizations, and personal tragedy was compelling throughout....
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Hong Kong Shanghai TV Week kicks off

China.dot.org 28 Apr 2024
Cultural programs produced by Shanghai Media Group will be aired on Radio Television Hong Kong Channel 31 from Saturday, including a documentary on early ancient Chinese civilization called China Before China, a program on the culture of Shanghai and a ......
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At Memory Master contest, Lawrence 12-year-old will have to remember facts about geography, science, Latin ...

Lawrence Journal World 28 Apr 2024
Some of the facts he has to know are from ancient times; ... He recorded an economics lesson that began with ancient civilizations — like the Aztecs using cacao beans as currency — and moved on to cover several economic structures across the globe and throughout history....
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May Day holiday events in town

Shenzhen Daily 28 Apr 2024
Ancient relics. Two new exhibitions at Shenzhen Museum’s Ancient Art ... Shenzhen Museum’s Ancient Art Division, Futian District (深圳博物馆古代艺术馆) ... Embark on a journey through the Andean civilization in South America with a mesmerizing exhibition featuring ancient artifacts from Peru....
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Alba Longa and its Legendary Kings

Ancient Origins 28 Apr 2024
Alba Longa, an ancient city located in the Latium region of Italy, holds a prominent place in the realm of myth and legend ... Despite the challenge of separating fact from fiction, the allure of Alba Longa persists, offering a glimpse into the foundational myths of Rome and the ancient origins of Western civilization....
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Is new AP African American Studies course too woke? We attended class to find out.

Usatoday 28 Apr 2024
The course has the rigor of a college-level offering and the interdisciplinary scope of an ethnic studies seminar, comprising four units that extend from ancient African civilizations to modern-day movements ... About the ancient African civilizations with legacies far more expansive than she ever knew....
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Feature: Century-old Suez Canal bears witness to vicissitudes of Egyptians being trapped and salvaged

People Daily 28 Apr 2024
What unfolded afterward, however, proved his speech was yet another hollow promise by Western colonizers. In the ensuing years, 120,000 Egyptians toiled to death during the excavation ... "It's part of our lives," said the 80-year-old man ... The century-old Suez Canal is now witnessing an ancient civilization embarking on a new chapter of development ... ....
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Chinese foreign ministry official on U.S. Secretary of State Blinken's visit to China

People Daily 28 Apr 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... The visit is part of the efforts by China and the U.S ... relations ... The Chinese side emphasized that China is an ancient civilization of the East with a history of 5,000 years, a big country with over 1.4 billion people moving toward modernization, and a socialist country committed to the path of peaceful development ... ....
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2,500-year-old Greek helmet found: This is how it looks

The Times of India 27 Apr 2024
This unprecedented find sparks dialogue about ancient civilizations and their contributions to human ......
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Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts: Researchers find evidence of ceremonial offerings in Mexico

Phys Dot Org 27 Apr 2024
Archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati found evidence of similar reverence at ballcourts built by the ancient Maya in Mexico ... It wasn't that way for the ancient Maya." ... Now environmental DNA holds the promise of helping researchers learn even more about ancient civilizations, Tepe said ... Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts....
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Why the Brits gave Greece a bad name – in India

Ekathimerini 27 Apr 2024
Leaders of the two countries have exchanged spectacular visits and under their benign gaze, scholars from both places have gathered to compare erudite notes about the many interactions between their ancient civilizations, or rather the multiple civilizations in which Greeks and Indians have been creatively involved ... Deeply deceptive? Surely not ... ....
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