The 10 Oldest Ancient Civilizations That Have Ever Existed

Civilization Period Original & Major Highlights Additional relevant

Name current information
Location
Original: The ancient Mayans were
Yucatan culturally rich compared to
The Maya 2600BC
many of their contemporary
Civilization
– Complex civilizations, and the Mayans
900 AD Current: understanding of and Aztecs both built
astronomy pyramids, many of which are
Quintana Roo, larger than those in Egypt.
Tabasco,
Chiapas, South
Guatemala,
The Maya people did not
Belize, El
disappear completely however;
Salvador,
their descendants still live in
Honduras
parts of Central America.

2700 Italy, Sicily, Democracy and Senate The Greeks invented the
BC – North Africa, ancient Olympics.
479BC West as France
Greek
Civilization
Greece

1600BC Yellow River Paper and Silk Products such as gunpowder,

– 1046 and Yangtze paper, printing, the compass,
BC Region alcohol, cannons,
Chinese
Civilization

3150 Banks of the Construction of

BC–30 Nile pyramids
Egyptian they made mummies and they
BC
Civilization built sphinxes

Egypt

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