The concept ""civilization"" comes from the Latin word civilis (civil, state). It has several values: all-philosophical, historico-philosophical and social. In scientific community still there are disagreements what to understand as the words ""culture"" and ""civilization"". Some scientists claim that the civilization is culture synonym, others are inclined to think that under this term the total product of development of society, a certain stage of historical process disappears.
In immemorial times of people it was for some reason distinguished from other types of the beings living on our planet. Since then it follows in the way which it is accepted to call a civilization. Of course, different stages of development of the person imply progress. At the very beginning of the ""ascension to top"" the person a little in what differed from animals: he had no dwelling, was not able to speak, hardly got food, was forced to fight for life constantly. Then the person learned to extract fire, to manufacture rough tools for hunting. Later he understood that to one or several to survive much more difficult therefore families united to tribes. The person constantly progressed, having learned to do ware, to prepare for the future food. However he continued to stay in the primitive state so far. The barbarity became the next stage of development of the person. Having learned to cultivate the land, to grow up vegetable food, to tame wild animals, the person began to lead more settled lifestyle. He learned to build dwellings, there were pioneer settlements, having replaced with themselves caves and temporary shelters. Subsequently the person learned to process metals (iron, copper) that was an incitement to creation of more perfect tools for hunting. Then the person invented what defined all course of historical development of a civilization. It was its main achievement. The person invented writing. At first it were simple drawings, however over time they turned into the alphabet. Many scientists are inclined to claim that the invention of writing means the beginning of a civilization. Their opinion is based on what since that moment when the person had a way to pass on the experience by another, to keep the memory of last events, it should be taken into account the beginning of a human civilization in modern understanding. Throughout the entire period of the development the people learned to live according to certain knowledge. In other words, they were constantly improved and improved the control system. Having learned to adhere to certain moral standards, people began to be divided into social classes. Development of mankind does not stop for a minute. Nobody knows when it ends. Nevertheless it is possible to claim precisely that the end of progress of the person will mean the end of a civilization.