There are five conditions, or characteristics, common to all civilizations. give a brief description of each of these characteristics. which one do you think is the most important and why?

The five characteristics of civilization are:
1. Advanced cities: this is a large number of people living together and interacting with one another in term of trade and in other ways.
2. Specialized workers: people in the population are specialized in different specific fields that are important to the people at large.
3. Complex institution: there is organization in the community which is long lasting in nature.
4. Record keeping: Means of documenting important events and important information are in place.
5. Advanced technology: the people have invented means of solving emerging problems in the community.
The most important characteristic is the advanced cities. This is the foundation of civilization and without it no civilization can occur.

The second , larger puritan colony of massachusetts bay was conceived as a "city upon a hill". but it also struggled with internal turmoil like the salem witch trials and external conflicts like king philip's (metacom's) war.