Civilization is a term used to describe a certain kind of development of a human society. A civilized society is often characterized by advanced agriculture, long-distance trade, occupational specialization, and urbanism. Aside from these core elements, civilization is often marked by any combination of a number of secondary elements, including a developed transportation system, writing, standards of measurement (currency, etc.), contract and tort-based legal systems, great art style, monumental architecture, mathematics, sophisticated metallurgy, and astronomy.

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the MYSTERIES from ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS to the UFO: Maya fountain
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Astronomy Cast - Ep. 167: Future Civilizations
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Fraser: Might as well chew it up for fuel but, I mean what we're obviously talking about here is the ability of future . civilizations. to actually completely control the mass and matter in their solar system, right? Pamela: Right. ...

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Mysterious Altay: cradlehand of civilizations and plenty of tourist possibilities - Russia-InfoCenter
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It is a cradleland of ancient civilizations , which left their tumuli, stone statues with mysterious writings and signs. The nature is still wild and maiden ...
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This has been shown in a new study supervised by Dr. Dorit Sivan, Head of the Department of Maritime Civilizations at the University of Haifa. ...
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Tue Feb 2 19:04:50 2010

How Mesopotamia's geography help civilizations to develop there socailty?
Q. The question is that can u help me "DEscribe how Mesopotamia's geography help civilizations to develop there socailty. Include information about religion and laws in your answer.
Asked by Jj J - Tue Oct 14 21:48:49 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Mesopotamia is made up of different regions, each with its own geography. The geography of each area and the natural resources found there affected the ways that people lived. Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains. Early settlers farmed the land and used timber, metals and stone from the mountains nearby. Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains. Cities developed along the rivers which flow through the region. Early settlers had to irrigate the land along the banks of the rivers in order for their crops to grow. Since they did not have many natural resources, contact with… [cont.]
Answered by Linda_Doxiegal - Tue Oct 14 22:20:17 2008

In what sense were the civilizations outside the world network of cultural exchange vulnerable to interaction?
Q. In what sense were the civilizations outside the world network of cultural exchange ( Americas, Africa, and Polynesia) vulnerable to interaction with other civilizations?
Asked by Jenifer - Wed Dec 10 00:07:12 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not sure what you mean by "outside the network of cultural exchange." The vast majority of cultural groups in prehistory and today maintained wide trade networks and had routine interactions with other groups. Groups being contacted for the first time by other groups which are widely separated might be at risk of disease, or their culture might change due to acculturation processes with the new group.
Answered by Hans - Wed Dec 10 03:30:21 2008

How did ancient civilizations affect the environment?
Q. I am doing an environmental science project where I have to describe how ancient civilizations made the world different than how it was when everyone was nomadic, like how it affected the land and the people. Any ideas?
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