civilisation
Organized human society
Civilisation is the British spelling of civilization.
It refers to human society at an advanced stage of development, with organized government, culture, and infrastructure.
The word also denotes a particular society or culture: ancient civilisations, Western civilisation.
More abstractly, civilisation represents the comforts and conveniences of modern life, as opposed to wilderness or barbarism.
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- innovationCreating something original
technology · evolution · growth · transformation · prosperity · infrastructure · complexity · enlightenment
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
mythology · folklore · religion · philosophy · literature · art · music · dance
Great age, ancient era
- ancientVery old indeed
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- epochDistinct historical period
era · prehistory · archaeology · chronicle · origins · rise · fall · decline
Large populated area
- metropolisLarge important city
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
infrastructure · public works · roads · aqueducts · sewers · buildings · temples · palaces
Apex-topped geometric solids
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
Machu Picchu · Angkor Wat · Petra · ruins · monuments · wonders · manuscripts · scrolls
Collective of connected people
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
norms · social order · hierarchy · stratification · cooperation · collective · cohesion · democracy
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
innovation · technology · evolution · growth · transformation · prosperity · infrastructure · complexity · enlightenment · scientific
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
beliefs · mythology · folklore · religion · philosophy · literature · art · music · dance · cuisine
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
epoch · era · prehistory · archaeology · chronicle · origins · rise · fall · decline · collapse
city
Large populated area
- metropolisLarge important city
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- architectureBuilding design discipline
monuments · infrastructure · public works · roads · aqueducts · sewers · buildings · temples · palaces · forums
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
Great Wall · Machu Picchu · Angkor Wat · Petra · ruins · monuments · wonders · manuscripts · scrolls · inscriptions
community
Collective of connected people
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
laws · norms · social order · hierarchy · stratification · cooperation · collective · cohesion · democracy · population
civilisationbarbarism
Savage, uncivilized behavior
savagery · primitiveness · primitivism · prehistory · backwardness
civilisationbarbarism
Savage, uncivilized behavior
savagery · brutality · barbarity · incivility · crudeness
civilisationanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
chaos · lawlessness · collapse · dystopia · failed state