Civilization Map

Journey through 5,500 years of human civilization

From the first cities of Mesopotamia to the modern global order

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Civilization Map

Ancient Era

The dawn of civilization — writing, agriculture, and the first great empires emerged along fertile river valleys.

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Ancient Era

3500 – 2000 BCE

Mesopotamia~500,000

3100 – 332 BCE

Nile Valley~3 million

3300 – 1300 BCE

South Asia~5 million

3000 – 1800 BCE

South America~20,000

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Ancient Era

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Classical

Medieval

Early Modern

Modern

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