Question

What is one reason early clans of hunter-gatherers are not considered civilizations?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: They did not build towns or cities.

There are 3 basic criteria for a civilization:

- It must has a permanent place

- It must have people as members of the civilizations

- It must has some sort of government that regulate the people

Hunter gatherers move from one place to another in order to find foods and other resources needed by the group. This mean that they do not have permanent place to settle down. Because of this, hunter gatherers cannot be considered as a civilization.

Answer 2

They did not settle down but rather moved around
they did not build towns or cities
they did use the resources around them, crops and animals, and civilizations do that
civilizations hunt animals for food and art is not a essential component of civilizations