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Lycian Culture
Ancient culture of southwest Anatolia known for distinctive tombs and inscriptions.
Lydian Civilization
Iron Age western Anatolian kingdom associated with Sardis and early coinage.
M?ori Culture
Indigenous Polynesian culture of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Maasai Culture
East African pastoral culture of Kenya and Tanzania.
Macedonian Kingdom
Northern Greek kingdom that built an empire under Philip II and Alexander III.
Magan Culture
Bronze Age Gulf and Oman cultural-trading region known from Mesopotamian texts.
Magdalenian
Late Upper Palaeolithic culture known for cave art, bone tools, and reindeer-hunting lifeways.
Maghrebi Culture
Northwest African culture shaped by Amazigh, Arab, Islamic, Mediterranean, and Saharan influences.
Mahajanapada Culture
Early historic states and urban cultures of northern India.
Majapahit Civilization
Javanese Hindu-Buddhist imperial culture of maritime Southeast Asia.
Majiayao Culture
Neolithic culture of the upper Yellow River known for painted pottery.
Malacca Sultanate
Malay Islamic trading sultanate controlling a key strait.
Malagasy Culture
Austronesian- and African-linked culture of Madagascar.
Malay Culture
Austronesian maritime culture of the Malay Peninsula and archipelago.
Mali Empire
West African empire associated with Mansa Musa, Timbuktu, and trans-Saharan trade.
Manchu Culture
Tungusic culture of Manchuria that founded the Qing dynasty.
Mante�o Culture
Late pre-Columbian coastal Ecuadorian culture involved in maritime trade.
Mapuche Culture
Indigenous culture of southern Chile and Argentina with strong continuity.
Mapungubwe Culture
Early southern African state and trading culture preceding Great Zimbabwe.
Maratha Culture
Western Indian warrior and state-building culture of the early modern period.