在宇宙长河中，人类的历史也许只是短暂的一瞬；但是在人类的发展史中，所创造的文明足以满足人类存在的自豪感。《文明简史》一书，主要包含了房龙的两部作品——《文明的开端》和《发明的故事》。全书讲述了人类如何从蛮荒到最初的文明以及现在的高级文明，如何从愚昧到科学的过程。它不仅仅是人类文明的发展史，更是人类的开创奋斗史。
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