ancient civilizations
Long-gone human societies
Ancient civilizations are the complex societies that emerged in early human history, typically characterized by cities, writing systems, organized government, and monumental architecture.
The term usually refers to societies like Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, China, and the Maya.
She studied ancient civilizations in college.
The phrase implies a certain grandeur—these weren't just old cultures but foundational ones whose innovations shaped later human development.
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- Indus ValleyAncient South Asian river culture
- lost citiesSettlements history forgot
excavation · empire-building · archaeology · Mesoamerica · stone monuments · polytheism · aqueducts · hierarchy · trade networks · Fertile Crescent · Sumerians · writing systems · metallurgy · silk road · city-states · cuneiform · stratigraphy · sacred texts
- historypast events, historian, epochs, era, epoch
- kids booksworkbooks, activity books, primers, readers, young readers
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- ancient worldpyramids, pyramid, Athens, Sparta, Zeus
- world studiesgeography, history, cultures, nations, continents
- museum thingsart, paintings, sculptures, statues, fossils
ancient civilizationsdigital age
Epoch of computerized life
modern era · twenty-first century · emerging economies · developing countries · Anthropocene