World History Help!: the dark side of civilization?

Question:Another course, another essay. I'm having a tough time wiht this one. Any pointers? Are there drawbacks to the rise of complex societies?In other words, is every aspect of civilization good?

Answers:
What's civilization? Have they been all for the best?

As usual, Wikipedia will give you a general overview of what civilization is.

Before that population densities were lower and people lived basically in hunter gatherer societies and people were generalists- doing everything themselves.

Civilization brought specialization of labor including rulers and warriors. Governments became more formal, caste systems were put into place.
Think about the following:
-the scale of warfare.
-social and economic inequality.
-abuse of power.
- increase in the amount of work for the working classes.
- loss of connection with nature/environmental impact.
- inequality between the sexes.

Flesh those out and consider other areas where complex civilizations have cause problems for people.

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