What's a good sentence for civilization?

You mean a sentence that includes the words "civilization"?

In the sense of "advanced state of a society":

The invention of script was a milestone for the development of human civilization, as it enabled many things which would not be possible without it

In the sense of a "type of culture":

Arguably, one of the most episodes in the history of the Western Civilization was slavery and the triangular trade.

Absolute !