civilization
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For Christian conservatives such as Vance, Hungary offers a vision of the world in which the United States would be one of a host of North American and European countries promoting a global Christian civilization.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
“I do not support the destruction of a ‘whole civilization.’
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Coerte Voorhees had tapped Kilmer, who died of pneumonia last year after years of battling throat cancer, for "As Deep as the Grave," about the pioneering archaeologist Ann Morris, a co-discoverer of the Anasazi civilization.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
He begins with a chapter on “The Earth in Space and Time,” and 200 pages later delves into Mesopotamian civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“I have much better things to do than worry about the collapse of civilization as we know it.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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