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Ancient civilisations that start with A
Looking for ancient civilisations that begin with A? Here are 13 of them in alphabetical order, from “Adena” to “Aztecs”.
Ancient civilisations starting with A
- Adena
- Akkadiansalso Akkad, Akkadian Empire
- Aksumalso Axum, Aksumite Empire, Kingdom of Aksum
- Amorites
- Ancestral Puebloansalso Anasazi
- Ancient Chinaalso China, Chinese, Ancient Chinese
- Ancient Egyptalso Egypt, Egyptians, Ancient Egyptians, Egyptian
- Ancient Greecealso Greece, Greeks, Ancient Greeks, Greek
- Ancient Indiaalso India
- Ancient Romealso Rome, Romans, Roman Empire, Ancient Romans, Roman
- Arameans
- Assyriansalso Assyria, Assyrian Empire
- Aztecsalso Aztec, Aztec Empire, Mexica
About this list
- A is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 13 of the 115 ancient civilisations (11%).
- Shortest: “Adena”. Longest: “Ancestral Puebloans”.
- 6 names have more than one word.
- 10 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many ancient civilisations start with A?
- 13 of the 115 ancient civilisations in Icillion start with A, for example Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece.
- What is the longest name among ancient civilisations that start with A?
- The longest is “Ancestral Puebloans” and the shortest is “Adena”.
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