1, ancient Babylon: originated around 4000 BC;

2. Ancient Egypt: Originated from 3500 BC to 3000 BC;

3. Ancient India: Originated from 2500 BC to 2000 BC;

4. China: Originated from 1600 BC (spread internationally since the establishment of Shang Dynasty).

The four ancient civilizations are the general names of the four ancient civilizations in the world, which are widely spread in China, but they are still controversial internationally. They are ancient Babylon (located in West Asia, now Iraq), ancient Egypt (located in North Africa, now Egypt), ancient India (located in South Asia, including now India, Pakistan and other countries) and China (located in East Asia, now China).

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Anoos (Stavri, USA) mentioned: "The fertile river basins and plains in the Middle East, India, China and Europe gave birth to the greatest civilization in history. These civilizations have made Eurasia the center of world history and played an important role.

More specifically, the civilization centers in the Middle East include the Nile Valley, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Iranian Plateau. The ancient civilization centers of China were the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. The center of European civilization is on the northern shore of the Mediterranean-this area has always occupied obvious advantages in economy and culture from the Minoan culture period to the end of the Middle Ages.

It should be noted that Europe mentioned here includes North Africa. "In Stavri's and Anoos's view, Middle East civilization includes Nile civilization and Two Rivers civilization.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Ancient Civilizations