Reddit reviews McDougal Littell World History: Patterns of Interaction: Student Edition (C) 2005 2005

This is your book:
https://www.amazon.com/World-History-Interaction-Roger-Beck/dp/061818774X

I'm rarely a fan of textbooks, but holy shit, this one is good. It's engaging and clear, often used for "regular" and honors alike. It's fun to read. It's split up into enough sections that a freshman won't go insane from boredom. I've even printed relevant sections from the book for other classes from the, uh, website that posts it for free...which you didn't hear from me...

Seriously though. As far as huge textbooks go, this one is more than manageable and a great choice. No complaints yet!

The basic definition for civilization I remember from my high school history book "World History: Patterns of Interaction" includes the following elements:

• well-established permanent settlements (cities)
  
• division of labor and the resulting social classes
  
• record-keeping (writing and other similar practices)
  
• food primarily comes from agropecuarian practices (agriculture + livestock)