which is the oldest civilization on earth?

Answer 1

Civilization is a culture with a relatively high degree of elaboration and technical development. The term civilization also designates that complex of cultural elements that first appeared in human history between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago. At that time, on the basis of agriculture, stock-raising, and metallurgy, intensive occupational specialization began to appear in the river valleys of South West Asia. Writing appeared, as well as urban centers that accommodated administrators, traders, and other specialists. The specific characteristics of civilization are: food production (plant and animal domestication), metallurgy, a high degree of occupational specialization, writing, and the growth of cities. Such characteristics originally emerged in several different parts of the prehistoric world: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, the central Andes, and Mesoamerica. However, some civilizations did not have all of these characteristics (e.g., the Classic Maya had no metallurgy, and true writing apparently never emerged in central Mexico or the central Andes). Many anthropologists now focus on a political factor–the development of hierarchical administrative bureaucracies–as the critical characteristic of all civilizations.


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Answer 2

That title is tied between Egypt and Sumeria (of which modern day Iran was a part of). Every so often archeologists will find evidence in one area or another indicating that either Egypt or Sumeria was actually older, but then a few years later another archeological find will indicate the opposite. No other civilization approaches the antiquity of these two civilizations (not even China).

Answer 3

The first city-dwellers seem to have been in Anatolian Turkey, perhaps 9000 years ago, but the oldest continuous civilization would have to be China, going back at least 3500 years and perhaps much more. All earlier civilizations fell or were overthrown by other civilizations.

Answer 4

the first civilization started in mesopatamia or iran. the first group of civilized peole was the sumerians. the sumerians were called civilized because they had a structure of gov't. they were followed by babylonian and many more. for more info, contact me.

Answer 5

The people from the Indus Valley, India. Where the settlers from Lemuria migrated to.

Answer 6

The Mesopotamians, where modern day Iraq is.

Answer 7

They have to be the first people on this earth where all human life on this earth steamed from them...... So it has to some African tribe.... Where all human life on this earth bloodline has been traced to, That they are considered to be the true Adam and Eve................................................................... And they are African............................Period and end of story........................ Have a great day..........................................

Answer 8

The Hopi claim they were here before the flood .

Answer 9

The Western European the other ones have vanished, must not have been successful civilizations.

Answer 10

Brooklyn, I think.:)