The greatest civilizations of the ancient world
The top 3 according to 54 votes from people: Sumerians · Minoans · Ancient Egypt. (Updated Aug 18, 2018.)
From Mesopotamia to the Nile, from the Indus to Mesoamerica: the civilizations that produced writing, cities, laws and monuments. Which was the most fascinating?
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Top 15
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1
Sumerians
The first cities, like Uruk and Ur, and cuneiform writing.
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2
Minoans
The palace culture of Knossos on Crete.
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3
Ancient Egypt
Pyramids, hieroglyphs and three thousand years of pharaohs on the Nile.
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4
Babylonians
The Code of Hammurabi and the city of Babylon.
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5
Hittites
Ironworking and one of the first peace treaties.
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6
Assyrians
A great empire with capitals such as Nineveh.
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7
Mycenaeans
Fortresses and gold in Bronze Age Greece.
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8
Shang dynasty
Bronzes and the first Chinese characters.
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9
Maya
Pyramids, calendars and writing in the jungle.
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10
Phoenicians
Seafarers and traders who invented the alphabet we use.
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11
Persian Empire
The Achaemenid Empire, one of the largest of antiquity.
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12
Olmecs
The mother culture of Mesoamerica, with its colossal heads.
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13
Indus Valley Civilisation
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, with planned cities and drains.
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14
Roman Empire
Law, roads and aqueducts from the Atlantic to the East.
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15
Ancient Greece
Democracy, philosophy and theatre.
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