civilization

(BrE also -isation) noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ ancient, early, old

▪

the early civilizations of Asia

▪ modern, new

▪

the benefits of modern civilization

▪ advanced

▪ primitive

▪ Greek, Roman, etc.

▪ Christian, European, Islamic, Western, etc.

▪

diseases that are common in Western civilization

▪ great

▪

the great civilizations of the past

▪ industrial

▪ human

▪

Art and music are among the great products of human civilization.

▪ lost

VERB + CIVILIZATION

▪ bring

▪

to bring civilization to the outer reaches of the country

▪ build, create

▪

a movement that aims to create a new civilization

▪ destroy

▪ threaten

▪ save

CIVILIZATION + VERB

▪ collapse

▪ flourish

PHRASES

▪ the beginnings of civilization, the dawn of civilization

▪ civilization as we know it

▪

Could this be the end of civilization as we know it?

▪ the collapse of a civilization, the decline of a civilization, the end of a civilization

▪ a level of civilization

▪

to reach a higher level of civilization