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A '''civilization''' needs a form of government (a set of laws), a form of education, skilled workers, an agricultural surplus to feed the skilled workers, law enforcement, economy, and a currency or trading system.
A '''civilization''' needs a form of government (a set of laws), a form of education, skilled workers, an agricultural surplus to feed the skilled workers, law enforcement, economy, and a currency or trading system.
Civilization has also been defined by [[Clyde Kluckhohn]] as having "three essential criteria for civilization: towns containing more than 5000 people, writing, and monumental ceremonial centers".<ref>http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture1b.html</ref>
Civilization has also been defined by Clyde Kluckhohn as having "three essential criteria for civilization: towns containing more than 5000 people, writing, and monumental ceremonial centers".<ref>http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture1b.html</ref>
In order to attain these prerequisites a group of humans must have climbed up the ladder of [[Technological Development]] necessary to attain them.
In order to attain these prerequisites a group of humans must have climbed up the ladder of [[Technological Development]] necessary to attain them.
*'''Urbanism''' - There must be cities to have civilization.
*'''Urbanism''' - There must be cities to have civilization.
*'''Politics''' - There must be something to bring the people together.
*'''Politics''' - There must be something to bring the people together.
*'''Religion''' - There must be a code of conduct or standard of [[morality]] to maintain civilization.
*'''Religion''' - There must be a code of conduct or standard of [[morality]] to maintain civilization (see also: [[Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects]]).
*People with common language, customs, government, and economy, earliest in [[Mesopotamia]] 3000 BC.
*People with common language, customs, government, and economy, earliest in [[Mesopotamia]] 2300 BC, Northeast China (the Liao civilization), Peru (Norte Chico civilization), and Egypt.
====Positives====
====Positives====
*Tyrannical rule
*Tyrannical rule
*Conscription & War
*Conscription & War
==Western civilization==
==Western civilization==
[[Bernard Lewis]] wrote, {{lewis-heir-civ}}
[[Bernard Lewis]] wrote, "... the United States is the legitimate heir of European civilization and the recognized and unchallenged leader of the West."<ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1990/09/the-roots-of-muslim-rage/304643/?single_page=true]</ref>
==References==
==References==