Statistics About The Most Advanced Ancient Civilizations

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"The Sumerians are considered the world's oldest civilization, dating back to 4500 BC."

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"The Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2560 BC."

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"The city-state of Athens developed the first known democracy around 500 BC."

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"The Indus Valley Civilization existed from 3300 BC to 1300 BC and included an estimated population of over 5 million."

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"The Mayan civilization developed a sophisticated writing system by 3rd century BC."

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"The ancient Chinese civilization invented paper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder."

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"Ancient Rome, in 117 AD, extended over 5 million square kilometers and had a population of more than 50 million."

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"The Persian Empire, in 500 BC, stretched over 5.5 million square kilometres, making it the largest empire in history at that time."

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"The Ancient Minoan Civilization, from 2000 BC - 1500 BC, was the first civilization in Europe to create a complex sewer and drainage system."

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"The Caral civilization in Peru, dated to 2627 BC, created monumental architecture like large pyramids and sunken circular plazas."

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"Ancient Greek civilization is credited with developing the concept of atoms around 400 BC."

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"The Mayan civilization created the first fully functional Zero around 4 AD."

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"The city of Alexandria was the greatest center of learning in the ancient Mediterranean world under the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 305-30 B.C."

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"The Indus valley civilization developed a formalized measurement system for length, mass, and time around 2500 BC."

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"The Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica were the first people in the Americas to develop a writing system, around 900 BC."

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"The city of Rome had a population of one million people by 1 AD, making it one of the largest cities in the ancient world."

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"The Akkadian Empire, around 2334 BC, was the first empire in Mesopotamia, and one of the first in the world."

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"The Phoenician civilization is credited with inventing the first alphabetic writing system, around 1200 BC."

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"The Assyrian Empire was the first to make extensive use of iron weaponry around 900 BC."

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"The ancient civilization of Egypt lasted for about 3000 years, one of the longest of all ancient civilizations."