What is Civilization?
[[File:Egypt.Giza.Sphinx.02.jpg|thumb|Ancient Egypt is a classic example of an early culture considered a civilization.<ref>{{cite web|date=2000|title=Chronology|url=http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015559/http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/index.html|archive-date=16 March 2008|website=Digital Egypt for Universities|publisher=University College London}}</ref>]] '''Civilization''' (or civilisation) comes from the [[Latin]] word ''civis'' meaning someone who lives in a city. The Romans usually wanted conquered people to live in towns. When people are civilized, they have learned from the wisdom, skill, and [[knowledge]] gained over [[centuries]] of human progress. The opposite of civilization is sometimes said to be [[entropy]], [[Barbarian|barbarity]], rudeness, or animal-like behavior. A civilization is generally an advanced stage of [[organisation|organization]]. That means it has [[laws]], [[culture]], and a regular way of getting food and protecting the people. Most civilizations have [[agriculture]] and a system of [[government]] like [[monarch]]s or [[election]]s. They speak a common language and usually have a [[religion]] of some kind. They teach their young the knowledge they need. All civilizations since the [[Sumer]]ians and the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] have had some kind of [[writing]]. This is because writing lets people store and build up [[knowledge]]. Civilizations also have large cities, large and unique [[architecture]], and complex labor divisions. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Key Components of Civilization {{!}} National Geographic Society|url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/key-components-civilization|access-date=2022-07-29|website=education.nationalgeographic.org}}</ref><ref>Adams, Robert McCormick (1966). ''The Evolution of Urban Society''. Transaction Publishers. p. 13. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/9780202365947|<bdi>9780202365947</bdi>]].</ref><ref>Boyden, Step