Civilisations

Browse historical cultures

Somali Culture

Horn of Africa culture linked to Cushitic language communities, pastoralism, and Indian Ocean trade.

Song Civilization

Chinese dynastic culture associated with urbanization, printing, commerce, and Neo-Confucianism.

Songhai Empire

Sahelian empire centred on Gao and Timbuktu.

Spanish Culture

Iberian culture shaped by Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Christian, imperial, and modern histories.

Spartan Culture

Greek polis culture centred on Sparta and its militarized citizen institutions.

Srivijaya Civilization

Maritime Buddhist thalassocracy centred on Sumatra.

Star?evo Culture

Early Neolithic culture of the Balkans associated with farming expansion.

Stillbay Culture

Southern African Middle Stone Age industry associated with finely made bifacial points.

Sukhothai Culture

Early Thai kingdom and cultural formation.

Sumerian Civilization

Urban civilization of southern Mesopotamia known for city-states, cuneiform, and temple economies.

Sundanese Culture

Western Javanese culture with ancient and modern continuity.

Swahili Coast Culture

Islamic mercantile coastal culture of eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Swiss Culture

Alpine culture shaped by confederation, multilingual regions, and republican traditions.

S�mi Culture

Indigenous culture of northern Fennoscandia and the Kola Peninsula.

Tagalog Culture

Philippine lowland culture centred on Luzon and Manila Bay.

Tairona Culture

Northern Colombian culture known for stone settlements and goldwork.

Tamil Sangam Culture

Early historic Tamil culture known from literature, trade, and regional kingdoms.

Tang Civilization

Cosmopolitan imperial Chinese culture with major East Asian influence.

Tangut Xia Culture

Tangut state and culture of northwestern China.

Tartessian Culture

Early Iron Age culture of southwestern Iberia.