What have been some of the great civilizations in history and what happened to them?

Answer 1

These are just some - please also the links attached :

Inca - defeated by the conquistador Pissarro
Aztec - conquered by Cortes
Egyptian - conquered by the Greeks, then the Romans
Greek - integrated into the Roman republic
Persian - conquered by Alexander the Great
Roman - collapsed in 474
Byzantine - declined after the sack of Constantinople in 1204
Minoan - probably collapsed after the eruption of Santorini
Assyrian - declined after the death of Ashurbanipal

Answer 2

This doesn't exactly answer your question because I think you are looking for civilizations that no longer exist; but, I've always found it interesting that just 400 years ago, Spain was the wealthiest country in the world. Today they are 8th.

I like to use Spain as an example when talking to my fellow Americans about arrogance... the way you can get caught up in believing your economy is invincible when your country has the wealthiest economy.

By the mid 1600s, Spain had spent ALL its new world looted gold in foolish intrigues and military and royal maneuvers ignoring her economy. Also, Spain after 1630 also had multiple politically currupt monarchies and a deteriorating internal and international infrastructure...

Answer 3

Well, there's Babylon, Rome, Greece, Ur, Chaldeans, Sumerians, the several Chinese civilizations, the Mayans, the Aztecs, etc....the list is almost endless.

But they have all eventually crumbled as either stronger forces took over, or eaten away by lesser groups.

Answer 4

The civilization of the pharoahs in Egypt was not sustained,
The Greek and Roman empires fell, and
The American empire is falling but China is rbecoming a superpower.

Answer 5

This is such a massive question, you can't really expect to get an answer. You also fail to define "great" - what, in your eyes, makes a civilization great.

If this is a homework question, your teacher needs some serious help.

Answer 6

Seems that most civilizations reached the pinacle of their knowledge and prosperity, then fell apart from within.

Answer 7

Each of them failed to remember, 'Winners Write The History.'

Answer 8

Most great societies fell due to moral decay. Roman. Greek. Ethiopian. Egyptian.

Answer 9

Greeks, Romans.....What makes them great is their systems of government, historical figures, wars of conquest and how those conquests eventually bettered their land........trade with other lands, exchange of ideas, exploration .....that kind of stuff.

Answer 10

here are the links below to answer your question hope it helps since I don't know the answer.