civilization : Idioms & Phrases


aegean civilization

  • noun the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries
    Aegean civilisation; Aegean culture.
    • by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery
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cycladic civilization

  • noun the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
    Cycladic civilisation; Cycladic culture; Cyclades.
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helladic civilization

  • noun the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
    Helladic civilisation; Helladic culture.
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indus civilization

  • noun the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC
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minoan civilization

  • noun the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
    Minoan civilisation; Minoan culture.
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mycenaean civilization

  • noun the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC
    Mycenaean culture; Mycenaean civilisation.
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western civilization

  • noun the modern culture of western Europe and North America
    Western culture.
    • when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea
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