Read the dictionary definition of civilization. All definitions for this word.
1. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
1. a man of intellectual refinement
2. he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
2. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
1. the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
3. a particular society at a particular time and place
1. early Mayan civilization
4. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization