The Maya Civilization -
The Maya Civilization was largely made up of the indigenous people of Central America and Mexico. Their hunter-gatherer lifestyle can be traced back to 7000 BCE, but the first permanent villages were built around 2600 BCE. It is around this time that the earliest developments in agriculture occurred.
The Ancient Egyptians -
The Ancient Egyptian Civilization was established when King Menes—the first pharaoh—unified Upper and Lower Egypt in 3150 BCE. For the most part, its people gathered along the banks of the Nile river.
The Indus Valley Civilization -
Extending from modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to northwest India, the Indus Valley Civilization covered 1.25 million kilometers, making it the most widespread civilization of the ancient world.
Mesopotamia -
For a long time, scholars believed that Mesopotamia was the first civilization. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, its name means “between (meso) rivers (potamos).”
Jiahu -
The Jiahu settlement is located in the central plain of ancient China, an area known today as the Henan Province. The people of this settlement belonged to the country’s oldest recognized civilization. The area is rich in artifacts, making it an archaeologist’s dream.
The Indigenous Peoples Of Australia -
The indigenous peoples of Australia were the inhabitants of mainland Australia and its islands before the arrival of European colonizers.
Akkadian Empire -
The Akkadian Empire is often called the world’s first empire. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and their civilization stretched across Mesopotamia.
Norte Chico -
The Norte Chico civilization (also called Caral or Caral-sure civilization) is considered to be the oldest known civilization that existed in the Americas. The formation of the civilization’s first city happened around 3,500 BCE
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