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- pronunciation:
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- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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Civilization is what it is called when a group of people settle in one place and begin to use symbols to write down their language, and when they begin to make art, create a set of laws, and write down their history.
Good land for farming and a steady supply of water made civilization possible for people in the valley. |
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When we talk about the civilization of a group of people, we are talking about the way this group lived after they began to make art, set up laws, or use written language. Civilization includes the major things that a group did or created during its time.
We are going to learn about the civilization of the people who lived along the Nile River thousands of years ago.- synonyms:
- culture
- similar words:
- customs
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A civilization is a particular group of people and its culture at a particular time or over a period of time.
Ancient Greek civilization is one of the civilizations that Gabe's sister is studying in middle school.- similar words:
- culture, society
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