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| − | Civilization and war were born in roughly the same time and place, the Fertile Crescent. In essence, they grew up together. Their relationship is closer than many may think. As Ira Meistrich once put it, "the fertile ground from which men harvested civilization’s first fruits also nurtured the dragon-tooth seeds of warfare." The creation of war requires a synonymous sort of resources and organization as civilization does. Historians now think that it was the making of war which sparked the start of complex civilizations. "Civilization and war are two sides of the same coin." This goes against popular belief that the more civilized we become, the less inclined we are to resort to fighting as a method of resolution. There is an unspoken assumption that when we are forced to fight with war, civilized societies are more likely to abide by the rules of war, but this is not necessarily true. In short, war and the savagery of war are nearly impossible to disentangle from the ongoing march of civilization.
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| − | https://elgarblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/civilization-and-war-by-brett-bowden/
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| − | http://www.gmu.edu/programs/icar/ijps/vol16_1/1%20Bowden%20IJPS%20Spring%202011%20cfs%2020111007-1.pdf
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| − | pictures: http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/paved-intentions-civilization-and-imperialism
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| − | http://world-crops.com/neolithic-founder-crops/
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| − | By: Siena Zerr
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