( BrE also -isation ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient , early , old
▪
the early ~s of Asia
▪ modern , new
▪
the benefits of modern ~
▪ advanced
▪ primitive
▪ Greek , Roman , etc.
▪ Christian , European , Islamic , Western , etc.
▪
diseases that are common in Western ~
▪ great
▪
the great ~s of the past
▪ industrial
▪ human
▪
Art and music are among the great products of human ~.
▪ lost
VERB + CIVILIZATION
▪ bring
▪
to bring ~ to the outer reaches of the country
▪ build , create
▪
a movement that aims to create a new ~
▪ destroy
▪ threaten
▪ save
CIVILIZATION + VERB
▪ collapse
▪ flourish
PHRASES
▪ the beginnings of ~ , the dawn of ~
▪ ~ as we know it
▪
Could this be the end of ~ as we know it?
▪ the collapse of a ~ , the decline of a ~ , the end of a ~
▪ a level of ~
▪
to reach a higher level of ~