SOSC 1009 : Civilization.docx

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Civilization is the sprout of many different fruits of social science. Civilization can be looked upon differently by diverse cultures and human societies of distant parts of the world. In the east, civilization is related more so to the harmony of a city rather than the advancement of the city. No matter the take on civilization one decides to take, the importance of civilization in social science cannot be ignored. This is acknowledged for the simple, but obvious reason that without agriculture there would be no civilization. Agriculture is an important factor that made it possible for mankind to make a living without moving and therefore making it possible for mankind to establish a community, furthermore a civilization. This contributes to the reason why the advancement of a civilization may be measured by their progress in agriculture. With the start of agriculture the ranking of mankind, usually through power hierarchy began.