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"early Mayan civilization"nouna particular society at a particular time and place
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"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"nouna society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
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nounthe social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
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"he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"nounthe quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
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Definition that contains civilization
- wild a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- classic of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
- han imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
- iraq a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
- egypt a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
- asia the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- classical of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
- pakistan a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
- primitive a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- islam the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion