does an older civilization have wiser individuals?

Question

Perhaps this second question will help you answer the first. Do all civilizations tend to follow any particular trend of knowledge/discovery/rise/fall or a cycle of learning?

from club's comment, I would like to add that I am referring to civilizations that exist to date.

Answer 1

Not necessarily. Wise people are few and far between in any civilization, regardless of its age. As Robert Heinlein once said, the only infinite things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

Answer 2

lets ask the Mayans or the Incas