Civilization of a society requires that the society has an education system in place for its citizens/residents, the society is supposed to have an established army to defend its territories from external and internal enemies of the state.
Having strong Government leaders will ensure that a society is properly civilized because they will create proper and strong Government policies both foreign and domestic policies that will help the society. the creation of cities will be considered a civilization process as well
In the Middle Ages, some people believed that denial of worldly pleasures would please God. During the Renaissance, many believed that God intended them to enjoy those things.
