ancient civilization
C984
concept
An ancient civilization is a complex, organized society from antiquity characterized by urban development, social stratification, specialized labor, centralized governance, and enduring cultural, technological, and architectural achievements.
All labels observed (26)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pre-Columbian civilization | 29 |
| ancient civilization canonical | 25 |
| archaeological culture area | 20 |
| Mesoamerican civilization | 14 |
| ancient state | 14 |
| civilization | 13 |
| Andean civilization | 11 |
| Bronze Age civilization | 11 |
| Mesoamerican culture | 10 |
| historical civilization | 9 |
| Mesopotamian polity | 4 |
| human civilization | 4 |
| pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization | 3 |
| Aegean civilization | 2 |
| ancient Peruvian culture | 2 |
| indigenous civilization of Mexico | 2 |
| legendary civilization | 2 |
| African civilization | 1 |
| Indus Valley Civilization culture | 1 |
| Iron Age Levantine state | 1 |
| Persian Empire | 1 |
| ancient Greek civilization | 1 |
| ancient civilization of Europe | 1 |
| ancient society | 1 |
| civilizational complex | 1 |
| indigenous American civilization | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: ancient civilization
Generated description
An ancient civilization is a complex, organized society from antiquity characterized by urban development, social stratification, specialized labor, centralized governance, and enduring cultural, technological, and architectural achievements.
Instances (159)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kehjistan | human civilization |
| Korean kingdoms | historical civilization |
| Maya civilization | civilization |
| Olmec civilization | — |
| Inca people | civilization |
| Zapotec civilization | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Muysca | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Teotihuacan civilization | Mesoamerican civilization |
| Cañari | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Toltec civilization | Mesoamerican civilization |
| Mixtec civilization | pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization |
| Isthmo-Colombian Area | archaeological culture area |
| Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Colla Kingdom | Andean civilization |
| Elam | — |
| Ghiscari slaveholding culture | — |
| Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization | historical civilization |
| Kingdom of Thrace | ancient state |
| Shang dynasty | Bronze Age civilization |
| Mycenaean civilization | Bronze Age civilization |
| Zhou dynasty | ancient state |
| Sumer | — |
| Hittite Empire | Bronze Age civilization |
| Luwian polities | historical civilization |
| Norse colonies in Greenland | historical civilization |
| Ichma culture | Andean civilization |
| Chancay culture | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Ancient Mediterranean world | civilizational complex |
| Achaean Greece | Bronze Age civilization |
| Aksumite Empire | civilization |
| Cham civilization | — |
| Amarr Empire | human civilization |
| Hohokam culture | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Jhukar culture | Indus Valley Civilization culture |
| Nazca culture | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Toltec state | Mesoamerican civilization |
| Zapotecs | Mesoamerican civilization |
| Wari Empire | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Tiwanaku culture | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Quitu people | Andean civilization |
| Chimu culture | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Tlahuica culture | Mesoamerican culture |
| Roman society | ancient society |
| Tepehuán culture | Mesoamerican culture |
| Zapotec | Mesoamerican civilization |
| Chimú Kingdom | pre-Columbian civilization |
| Western civilization | civilization |
| Kushan Empire | ancient state |
| People of the Clouds | — |
| Bronze Age Arabia | archaeological culture area |