menu Home chevron_right
WEIRD

The Oldest Known Civilizations

Weird History | October 12, 2025



Humans have been around for around 350,000 years, but it has only been a short time since they began to group together in what we call civilizations. In all of our history on this planet, humans have only civilized themselves for approximately 10,000 years thanks to the development of agriculture, animal husbandry, and eventually writing. Of the thousands of civilizations that have existed, most have disappeared. Few have remained in the same place they originated such as the Chinese or Egyptians, while most have died out. Many ancient civilizations existed throughout human history, but some lasted longer than you might believe.

To see more civilizations on this list, go here:
https://www.ranker.com/list/oldest-known-civilization/jonathan-kantor?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=weirdhistory&utm_campaign=wh_active&utm_content=%7Bdate(%27yyyyMMdd%27)%7D

Be sure to subscribe to the Weird History Newsletter: https://www.ranker.com/newsletters/weird-history?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=WeirdHistory&utm_campaign=WHnewsletters&utm_content=description_box

#civilization #humanhistory #weirdhistory

Written by Weird History

Comments

This post currently has 26 comments.

  1. @JamesBlow-q5v

    October 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    OAR NEW PORT CUBA 🇨🇺 👌 LONG BEACH ⛱️ 🏆 WINNS TON CIG AAA RAT 🐀 PUTT PUTT AAA CHURCH ONN DAT HILL LUCKY STRIKE EYE CAME MEL 📷 🤳 📹 🎥 📸 INN JOY THY FUSE END JULS JEW ✡️ ELLIS EYE 👁 LANDED RALF RALPH RUFF RUFF ROUGH WRITTER SAT ON A THORN ROSE 🌹 EYE FELT 👁 FELT AAA PELT BELT PELL EYE KEN NEW OAR LEAN MY FANT AAA NILE EGG 🥚 GYPSF TEA 🍵

  2. @jarlaxledaerthe4045

    October 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    Immediately following the evolution of Caucasians civilizations began springing up everywhere along their migration paths.
    Prior to their evolution, not a single civilization existed.
    Please no racism, these are just the facts.

  3. @virginia-marieparker6325

    October 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    IT IS CONVENIENT JUST HOW FAR SHE WANTS TO BACK IN HISTORY. It frames her narrative. If we want to be wholly accurate we could blame the MESOPOTAMIANS. Civilization relies on growth. Its pointless to whine about such things. Men will ALWAYS have a difference of opinion of what is right.

  4. @tom_nuyts

    October 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    ..sehr spannend. ABER_ Frage – was beschreibt eine "Zivilisation"? Städtebau, Ackerwirtschaft? was ist mit den zentralasiatischen Steppenvölkern , Glockenbecher- und Schnurkeramik-Kultur etc.?

Comments are closed.




This area can contain widgets, menus, shortcodes and custom content. You can manage it from the Customizer, in the Second layer section.

 

 

 

  • play_circle_filled

    92.9 : The Torch

  • play_circle_filled

    AGGRO
    'Til Deaf Do Us Part...

  • play_circle_filled

    SLACK!
    The Music That Made Gen-X

  • play_circle_filled

    KUDZU
    The Northwoods' Alt-Country & Americana

  • play_circle_filled

    BOOZHOO
    Indigenous Radio

  • play_circle_filled

    THE FLOW
    The Northwoods' Hip Hop and R&B

play_arrow skip_previous skip_next volume_down
playlist_play