Legal Definition and Related Resources of Civilization
Meaning of Civilization
Synonyms of Civilization
noun
- accomplishments
- acquired knowledge
- advancement
- advancement of knowledge
- civilized life
- civilized society
- cultivation
- culture
- enlightenment
- evolution
- humanitas
- illumination
- level of education
- national culture
- progress
- progression
- refinement
- social adjustment
- social elevation
- society
- sophistication
- state of refinement
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Definition of Civilization
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Civilization: the term is used by archaeologists and anthropologists to describe societies that exhibit complex culture and social organization. Characteristics of complexity can include the presence’s of cities, occupational specialization, intensive agricultural production, social stratification, long distance trade and commerce, monumental public architecture, writing and other intellectual achievements Using these characteristics it is possible to identify many ancient societies like the Babylonians, Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans and the Maya of Mesoamerica as civilizations. . Social scientists often prefer to avoid the term because it was used in a moral sense by Europeans during the 19th and early 20th century to suggest a contrast between civilized societies and uncivilized primitive people and became part of an ideology upholding colonial domination.
Civilization: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Civilization. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Civilization
(You may find civilization at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
1704, “law which makes a criminal process civil,” from civilize + -ation. Sense of “civilized condition” first recorded 1772, probably from French civilisation, to be an opposite to barbarity and a distinct word from civility. Sense of a particular human society in a civilized condition, considered as a whole over time, is from 1857. Related: Civilizational.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Civilization in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term civilization into Spanish: civilización (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Definition of Civilization
In relation to social issues, a meaning of civilization is provided here: the type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region or in a particular epoch: The ways in which people organize themselves.
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