Top 10 Oldest Countries in the World, Including Egypt
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2 January 2024 23:33 WIB
6. Ethiopia
Skeletal fragments belonging to Australopithecus afarensis, an apelike creature that was found in Ethiopia are thought to be about 3.4 million-2.9 million years old. As life flourished in Ethiopia, one of the first kingdoms established was Dmt, which lasted from 980 BCE to 400 BCE. The people of this kingdom developed irrigation schemes.
5. Georgia
Georgia is also recorded as one of the oldest states in the world. Georgia traces its history to the legendary Kingdom of Colchis and the Kingdom of Karlti/Iberia. Both kingdoms were important during the Bronze Age of Eurasia, around 1500 BCE.
4. China
China's first dynasty was the Xia Dynasty which lasted from 2070 BCE-1600 BCE. There are no first-hand records from the Xia Dynasty as the written history of China dates back to the Shang Dynasty (1600 BCE-1046 BCE). However, excavations in the 1960s and 1970s uncovered sites that provided strong evidence for the existence of the Xia Dynasty.
3. Afghanistan
The Indus Valley Civilization is believed to have had a colony in Afghanistan as early as 3000 BCE. They established one of the world's first cities, Mundigak. Over time, Afghanistan was conquered by Darius I of Persia and later Alexander the Great. In 1973, Afghanistan became a unitary presidential Islamic republic.
2. India
Similar to Afghanistan, the Indus Valley Civilization started living in the region around 3300 BCE. However, India as a nation started with the Vedic Period which lasted from 1500 BCE to 600 BCE. The Vedic Civilization laid the foundation of Hinduism as well as several cultural aspects of India.
1. Egypt
The oldest country in the world is Egypt. It was known that various groups of hunter-gatherers settled in the Nile River Valley around 6000 BCE. However, Egypt's first dynasty is dated 3100 BCE when King Menes unified Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom
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