1. Italy.
Ancient Rome created the present "western society", including law, culture and religion. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe spent 1000 years in darkness. Later, Italy revived Europe through the Renaissance. It is great enough to create a civilization, but it is really extraordinary that Italy saved Europe after 1000 years.
2. Britain.
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, Britain was both an industrial power and a maritime power. Britain's contribution is "creating the modern world", which has played an important role in developing western assets, capitalism and parliamentary democracy, as well as literature, art and technology. At its peak, the territory of the British Empire once exceeded 1/4 of the global surface, and its population accounted for 1/3 of the global population.
3. America.
No matter from any aspect, the United States is undoubtedly the richest, most powerful and most influential country in the history of the world, but its history is too short to reach the top. The United States emerged from the victories of World War I and World War II, and it is the only big country that has not suffered from war. Especially after the end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States became a unique superpower in the world.
4. China.
China was once a world power and will become a superpower in the future. China is one of the ancient civilizations of early human beings, one of the countries with the longest civilization in the world, and one of the countries with the longest history of using characters in the world. Today, China seems likely to replace the United States as the most powerful country in the world.
5. Greece
Greece is regarded as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of modern democratic politics, western philosophy, Olympic Games, western literature, politics and drama (including sadness and comedy). Greece has a long and rich history, and its culture has a particularly significant impact on Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
6. Egypt
The Nile River floods regularly every year, and the desert separates it from the eastern world and the western world, making the great ancient civilization in this world stronger. In 3200 BC, King Narmai established a unified kingdom of Egypt. Since then, the Narmai dynasty has ruled Egypt for 3000 years. Before 343 BC, the last Narmai dynasty, the 13th dynasty, was overthrown by Persians, who dug a canal (the predecessor of Suez Canal) to connect the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Later Egypt was defeated by Greece, Rome and the Eastern Roman Empire. In the 7th century, Muslim Arabs introduced Christianity and Arabic into Egypt.
7. Iraq
Iraq is on the list because it is located in the famous Mesopotamia in history, where some early human civilizations were born, including Sumerian civilization, Akkadian civilization, Babylonian civilization and Assyrian civilization. These ancient civilizations have brought the earliest literary works, natural sciences, mathematics, law and philosophy to the world, so this regional center is called "the cradle of civilization". However, after its glory, it began to collapse and went from bad to worse.
8. India
9000 years ago, the first settlers appeared in India, and they gradually developed into indus valley civilization. During this period, an important commercial center and an Indian empire were formed. India has long played an important role in human history. Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Dongba and Sikh all originated in India.
9. Iran (former Persia).
Iran was inhabited in prehistoric times, centuries before nearby Mesopotamia. With the conquest of Persia by * * * *, it became the center of the golden age of * * *, especially during the 9th century and 1 1 century.
10 Chad.
In 2002, Michael Brunette discovered that human ancestors were born here about 7 million years ago. Before this discovery, the origin of human beings has always been a mystery. Scientists believe that Kenya and Ethiopia are the earliest cradles of life. So, now, Chad has replaced Kenya and Ethiopia, so it has scored many points.