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Ancient civilisations that start with M
Looking for ancient civilisations that begin with M? Here are 14 of them in alphabetical order, from “Macedon” to “Mycenaeans”.
Ancient civilisations that begin with M
- Macedonalso Macedonians, Ancient Macedonia
- Mari
- Maurya Empirealso Mauryans, Maurya
- Mayaalso Mayans, Mayan, Maya civilisation
- Medes
- Mesopotamiaalso Mesopotamians
- Minoansalso Minoan
- Mississippiansalso Mississippian culture, Cahokia
- Mitanni
- Mixtecsalso Mixtec
- Moabites
- Moche
- Mogollon
- Mycenaeansalso Mycenae, Mycenaean
About this list
- M is the most common first letter in this list: 14 of the 115 ancient civilisations (12%).
- Shortest: “Mari”. Longest: “Mississippians”.
- 1 name has more than one word.
- 8 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many ancient civilisations start with M?
- 14 of the 115 ancient civilisations in Icillion start with M, for example Maya, Mesopotamia and Minoans.
- What is the longest name among ancient civilisations that start with M?
- The longest is “Mississippians” and the shortest is “Mari”.
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