The Egyptian civilization was one of the most important civilizations of antiquity.
Latin is where we can establish the origin of the term civilization . Specifically, it must be emphasized that it is a word that emanates from the conjunction of three parts: the word "civilis", which is equivalent to "civil"; the verb izare, which can be translated as "turn into"; and finally the suffix «-ción», which is synonymous with «action and effect».
Civilization is the action and effect of civilizing (improving the training and behavior of people, raising the cultural level of a society ). Civilization, therefore, is the cultural stage of the most advanced societies according to their level of science, arts, etc.
Complex society and progress
The concept is used, in general, to name a complex society , different from the tribal societies of antiquity. The term is also used as a synonym for progress. For example: "Civilization has not yet arrived in these lands" , "We cannot allow hundreds of people to live outside civilization and fight like animals" , "When I was a teenager, my dream was to leave civilization and go live to the field .
In addition to everything stated above, we would have to point out the existence of an important term in the historical field. We are referring to what is known as the history of civilizations , which tries to study the past not only through the military and political events that took place but also through other economic, geographical and social aspects.
Egyptian civilization
Throughout history we can determine that there have been a multitude of civilizations that have played and continue to play an important role and influence on later ones. Thus, for example, among the most significant and that arouse the most interest are the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese or Islamic civilizations.
The first of those mentioned, was located around the Nile River, began in the year 3,150 BC and remained that way for three thousand years. She contributed a series of great knowledge to later times in areas such as construction, irrigation methods within what would be agricultural production, literature or various mathematical tasks. All this without forgetting the creation and formation of glass.
The idea of civilization can be used as a synonym for progress.
A cultural stadium
As a cultural stage, civilization succeeds savagery and barbarism . It is usually considered that civilization begins in the 15th century , with the era of discoveries , and is consolidated in the 18th century with the Industrial Revolution .
The notion of civilization, on the other hand, can be used as a synonym for culture . Thus, civilization implies a worldview or ideology, with diverse values, customs, beliefs and institutions: "The Mayan civilization has been one of the precursors of astronomy," "Many believe that, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, A clash of civilization was unleashed between the West and the East .
It should be noted that the process of expansion of Western civilization is called globalization . It is a global process that involves the interdependence of countries, the unification of markets and cultures and the imposition of the capitalist system and liberal democracy.