i found most of my questions. i still need to know to be civilized (according to historians) what has to be present?

Answer 1

This is only an excerpt, but you may get an idea or two from it:

http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=LFfdRsM0rM1byRG2N6wGtjwmDpNt081FLH3yQGTptVmRp19Hq0Kc!-290722064?docId=5001512027

Answer 2

Many historians claim that civilization started when people developed writing. This allowed them to write their laws, details about government, record trades, and compose literature.