civilization

organized cultural society that encounters many communities, on a scale of a nation or human, as well as a system of development
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civilization

Summary

civilization ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,166 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • civilization is a type of society[2].
  • civilization's Commons category is recorded as Civilizations[3].
  • civilization's said to be the same as is recorded as world community[4].
  • civilization is the opposite of primitive culture[5].
  • civilization's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Civilizations[6].
  • civilization's facet of is recorded as humanity[7].
  • civilization's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • civilization's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • civilization's has characteristic is recorded as technological state of a civilization[10].
  • civilization's different from is recorded as Civilization[11].
  • civilization's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[12].
  • civilization's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • civilization's P14541 is recorded as a0qLs[14].
  • civilization's P14692 is recorded as Pluto[15].

Body

Definition and Type

civilization is a type of society[2]. civilization is the opposite of primitive culture[5].

Influence

Things named for civilization include Civilization[16], a video game series[17] and Civilization VI[18], a video game[19], directed by Sid Meier[20].

Why It Matters

civilization ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,166 views/month).[1] civilization has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] civilization is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for civilization include Civilization[16], a video game series[17] and Civilization VI[18], a video game[19], directed by Sid Meier[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX4576360
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX4576360"
  2. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Pluto
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48942|batch #48942]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM keys"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → a0qLs
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → civilization
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: civilization, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923877|civilization (#289923877)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002160-civilizace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002160-civilizace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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