Civilization:
It is a complex society characterized by its agricultural value.
It is a society better organized than others.
Civilization involves everything that people were accustomed to doing.
It is a complex society characterized by its agricultural value.
It is a society better organized than others.
Civilization involves everything that people were accustomed to doing.
According to the old definition of civilization, a civilization needs to have, among other characteristics, morality, faith, laws, government, reasoning, philosophy and science. This is what ancient civilizations such as: Greeks, Romans and Hebrews had. Every single one of them gave us some knowledge about civilizations and what their main characteristics are.
Nowadays, civilization is a concept related especially to development and wealth. Countries such as the United States and China are huge civilizations. Civilization is no longer referred to culture, costumes, and religion as before. African countries, even though they have these characteristics, are not considered as civilized countries. The concept has, unfortunately, been narrowed to big buildings and modern stadiums.
In my opinion, civilization has to do with development, but not only with modern constructions. It has to do with how a certain society has learnt from its past and moves towards a future of satisfaction and progress.
Therefore, is Chile a civilized country? I guess we have to think about it.Source: Wikipedia
2 comments:
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Carolina, I think your entry is really good. You took civilization as development in all sense of humanity.
You also considered old definitions of society and you started giving a explanation from there, so you had a powerful introduction to start your writing and a good development in the body, you got a nice conclusion that made me understand civilization better.
xoxo
K'
Hi Carolina,
Your definition of civilization is very well structured. The pictures you´ve chosen speak for themselves and they follow your reasoning very well.
Your introduction gives a clear idea of the canonical definition. As you go on, you question that definition by making a contrast between the understanding of civilization today and in the past. Taking the USA and China as examples of civilizations, on the hand, and Africa on the other, you take the concept to its extremes and conclude that it has been narrowed down.
Finally, you mention the importance of learning from the past to be truly civilized. And, you include the word "satisfaction" as part of your own definition. Not only that, you finish by making a question about our own status: "Is Chile a civilized country"?. Well done Carolina!!
How do you think your critical thinking and understanding of these concepts will impact your teaching?
Cheers,
Claudia
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