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Large groups of strangers agreeing on rules, taxes, and which buildings to make enormous.
means Complex human societies marked by cities, writing, government, division of labor, and lasting cultural achievement.
from From Latin civis, citizen, via civilis, of the city — the word literally means becoming city-people, settling down to argue indoors.
Writing requiredMost definitions demand record-keeping, usually for taxes.
Mesopotamia firstSumer ran cities while others still followed herds.
They endCollapse is the historical norm, not the exception.