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The traces of our civilization would fade over time.
From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Civilization is a delicate construct, supported by a vast array of technologies.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The history of money is inextricably tied to the history of civilization.
From The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
Writing, technology, and centralized governments are all consequences of food production.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Every civilization is built upon the foundations of science.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The greatest civilization is a civilization of the mind.
Civilization is a fragile construct built on the complex interactions of countless components.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
Cities would crumble, and the artifacts of our civilization would be absorbed back into the earth.
From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Knowledge is a tool for rebuilding.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
Civilization is more fragile than we like to imagine.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The quest for understanding the elements is as old as civilization itself.
From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Technology is a key factor in determining the success of a civilization.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The history of poison is the history of civilization.
From The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
The fertility of the soil is the foundation of all human civilization.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
Curiosity is the engine of civilization.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
A small community can be more sustainable than a vast civilization.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The history of salt is the history of civilization.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
The spread of agriculture was the key factor in the rise of complex societies.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The ability to store and transmit information is the hallmark of human civilization.
From The Information by James Gleick
The development of cryptography is intertwined with the history of civilization.
From The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet by David Kahn
The history of cancer is the history of human civilization.
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
Beer was a staple of the ancient diet, and it played a crucial role in the development of civilization.
Community will be the bedrock of any new civilization.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The history of money is the history of civilization.
From The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
The development of agriculture was the most important factor in the rise of civilizations.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The savage is not a man who is less than civilized, but a man who is more so.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
Civilizations are like children; they need nurturing but can turn destructive.
From The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.
Engineers are the unsung heroes of modern civilization.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester