Civilisations

Browse historical cultures

Gandharan Culture

Northwest South Asian culture blending Indic, Iranian, and Hellenistic influences.

Garamantian Civilization

Saharan oasis civilization of the Fezzan with irrigation and trans-Saharan links.

Genoese Culture

Maritime mercantile culture and republic centred on Genoa.

Georgian Culture

Caucasian culture shaped by Kartvelian languages, kingdoms, and Christian traditions.

German Culture

Central European culture shaped by Germanic, medieval imperial, Protestant, and modern national traditions.

Germanic Cultures

Broad family of ancient and medieval northern European cultures.

Ghana Empire

Early West African Sahelian empire linked to trans-Saharan trade.

Globular Amphora Culture

Late Neolithic culture of central and eastern Europe.

Goguryeo Culture

Korean kingdom and culture spanning northern Korea and Manchuria.

Gojoseon Culture

Early Korean polity and cultural tradition in northern Korea and Manchuria.

Goryeo Culture

Korean dynasty known for celadon, Buddhism, and state institutions.

Gothic Culture

East Germanic culture associated with migration-period polities.

Gravettian

Upper Palaeolithic European culture associated with blade technology and Venus figurines.

Great Zimbabwe Culture

Southern African stone-building culture centred on Great Zimbabwe.

Greece / Greek World

A layered view of the Greek world from Aegean Bronze Age societies through classical city-states, Hellenistic kingdoms, Byzantine continuity, Ottoman rule, and the modern Greek state.

Greek Culture

Continuing Greek cultural tradition from ancient, Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern phases.

Guarani Culture

Indigenous culture and language family across parts of South America.

Gupta Civilization

North Indian imperial culture associated with classical Sanskrit arts and science.

G�kt�rk Khaganate

Early Turkic imperial culture of Inner Asia.