🏺 Civilizations & Empires

Dive into the era of pyramids, castles, and cities of gold. Learn how the Romans, Egyptians, and other peoples built giant empires and invented things we still use today.

🧱 Sumerians

c. 4500 – 1900 BCE, Mesopotamia

📜 Ancient Mesopotamia

c. 4000 – 539 BCE, Middle East

🏺 Indus Valley Civilization

c. 3300 – 1300 BCE, South Asia

🏺 Ancient Egypt

c. 3100 – 30 BCE, North Africa

🗿 Mayan Civilization

c. 2000 BCE – 1697 CE, Mesoamerica

🏰 Ancient Babylonians

c. 1894 – 539 BCE, Mesopotamia

🚢 Phoenicians

c. 1500 – 300 BCE, Mediterranean Basin

🐘 Ancient Carthage

814 – 146 BCE, Mediterranean Basin

🏛️ Ancient Greece

8th century BCE – 146 BCE, Mediterranean Basin

🐗 Ancient Gauls

6th century BCE – 1st century CE, Western Europe

🦁 Persian Empire

550 – 330 BCE, Middle East

🏺 Nabataeans

4th century BCE – 106 CE, Near East

🐉 Imperial China

221 BCE – 1912 CE, East Asia

🏛️ Roman Empire

27 BCE – 476 CE, Mediterranean Basin and Europe

🕌 Byzantine Empire

330 – 1453, Eastern Mediterranean

⚔️ Medieval Knights

5th – 15th century, Europe

🪓 Viking Age

793 – 1066, Scandinavia and Europe

🛕 Khmer Empire

802 – 1431, Southeast Asia

⚔️ Samurai Warriors

12th – 19th century, Japan

🏇 Mongol Empire

1206 – 1368, Eurasia

☀️ Mali Empire

c. 1235 – 1670, West Africa

🕌 Ottoman Empire

1299 – 1922, Europe, Asia and North Africa

🦅 Aztec Empire

1325 – 1521, Mesoamerica

⛰️ Inca Empire

1438 – 1533, South America

🏴‍☠️ Pirates

17th – 18th century, Caribbean and Oceans

🏰 Russian Empire

1721 – 1917, Eurasia

🛡️ Zulu Kingdom

1816 – 1897, Southern Africa

🤠 American Wild West

19th century, North America