<u>Things must occur for people living together to become a civilization:</u>
Civilization refers to the social and cultural development of man in an advanced state. There are several elements of civilization, including:
Large population
A centralized government
Organized religion
Architecture, art, infrastructure and unique style
Writing
Professional specialization and social activities
The three most important things that are necessary are centralized government, social class and writing. A centralized government is a person or group of people responsible for creating and enforcing the law. The US centralized the federal government in Washington. The social class is divided into upper, middle and lower. USA uses English.
Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam are the three main western religions, and Buddhism and Hinduism are known as the eastern religions. The three western religions are similar in many ways.