Browse historical cultures
Moabite Culture
Iron Age Transjordanian kingdom and culture east of the Dead Sea.
Moche Culture
North coast Andean culture known for huacas, metallurgy, and portrait ceramics.
Modern British Culture
Modern culture of the United Kingdom shaped by English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, imperial, industrial, and global influences.
Modern Chinese Culture
Modern Chinese culture shaped by late imperial, republican, socialist, diaspora, and global phases.
Modern Egyptian Culture
Modern culture of Egypt shaped by ancient, Coptic, Arab, Islamic, Ottoman, and national layers.
Modern Indian Culture
Modern Indian culture shaped by ancient, regional, Islamic, colonial, and postcolonial traditions.
Modern Japanese Culture
Modern culture of Japan shaped by Edo, Meiji, imperial, postwar, and contemporary phases.
Modern Korean Culture
Modern Korean culture shaped by Joseon, colonial, division, industrial, and contemporary phases.
Mogollon Culture
Southwestern North American archaeological culture.
Mon Culture
Mainland Southeast Asian culture with early Buddhist urban traditions.
Mongol Empire
Eurasian steppe empire founded by Genghis Khan.
Mousterian
Middle Palaeolithic stone-tool culture often associated with Neanderthals and early modern humans.
Mughal Civilization
Indo-Persian imperial culture of early modern South Asia.
Muisca Culture
Highland Colombian culture known for confederations and goldwork.
Muromachi Culture
Japanese medieval culture under the Ashikaga shogunate.
Mutapa Kingdom
Shona-speaking kingdom linked to gold trade in southeastern Africa.
Mycenaean Greece
Late Bronze Age Greek palatial civilization with Linear B administration.
Nabataean Civilization
Arabian-Levantine kingdom centred on Petra and caravan trade.
Nanzhao Kingdom
Kingdom of Yunnan linking Tibetan, Chinese, and Southeast Asian worlds.
Nara Culture
Japanese imperial and Buddhist court culture centred on Nara.