What was the first empire in world history?

First Dynasty of Lagash under King Eannutum is first empire in Mesopotamia. Sargon of Akkad (the Great) reigns over Mesopotamia and thus creates the world’s first empire. Egyptian empire reaches greatest extent under Thutmose I. Egyptian empire extends to the Euphrates.

The Empire of China

Iranian culture is one of the oldest in the region, and it has influenced cultures like Italy, Macedonia, Greece, Russia, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Asia. Islam is practiced by the majority of Iranians and governs their personal, political, economic and legal lives.

The Hotak Empire

Sumerian civilization

If you look back at the time when humans first decided to give up their nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle in favor of settling down at one place, six distinct cradles of civilization can be clearly identified: Egypt, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and Iran), the Indus Valley (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), …

Only four ancient civilizations—Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and China—provided the basis for continuous cultural developments in the same location.

The civilizations that emerged around these rivers are among the earliest known non-nomadic agrarian societies. It is because of this that the Fertile Crescent region, and Mesopotamia in particular, are often referred to as the cradle of civilization.

The scale has three designated categories. A Type I civilization, also called a planetary civilization—can use and store all of the energy available on its planet. … A Type III civilization, also called a galactic civilization—can control energy at the scale of its entire host galaxy.

The early Latin American civilizations consist of four main cultures, Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca.