All existing archaeological evidence and studies from around the world support the conclusion that Egypt's ancient civilisation appeared far earlier than that of China's, despite the shared similarities. Yu's extraordinary and unfounded claim was met with confusion and mockery.
With more than four thousand years of recorded history, China is the world's oldest continuous civilization. The largest country in Asia, China stretches from the continent's eastern seaboard to the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakstan in the west.
In general, no. But some ancient Chinese might have visited Egypt, and some Egyptian may have visited China. So a small number of ancient Chinese probably knew Egypt as a country or as a part of the Arab world, but probably none of they knew much details.
If you mean "country," the oldest is Japan, followed by Egypt and China. If you mean "Civilization," the oldest is Egypt or China (depending on whether you consider today's Egypt to be the heir of ancient Egypt), followed by Japan.
Are Chinese pyramids older than Egyptian pyramids?
Sort of, though it's probably misleading to state it that way. There's at least one small earthen pyramid-shaped tomb in China dating to the Neolithic period. The Egyptians were building differently shaped tombs at the time and didn't get to pyramids until their Bronze Age a few centuries later.
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How long has China existed?
How long has China existed as a discrete politico-cultural unit? With more than 4,000 years of recorded history, China is one of the few existing countries that also flourished economically and culturally in the earliest stages of world civilization.
Which is older the Great Wall of China or the Egyptian pyramids?
Some examples of structures that have become symbols of certain cultures are the Egyptian pyramids that originate from the period between 2800 BC and 2000 BC, the Parthenon in Greece from the fifth century BC, The Great Wall of China whose construction began in the fifth century before Christ, and the Colosseum in Rome ...
Greece is at least 2 millennia older than China. There existed 3 advanced civilizations in Greece before any sign of civilization in China. Three civilizations flourished in Greece before the Late Shang period in China.
Here are the countries World Population Review lists as the oldest in the world by date of earliest known organized government: Iran - 3200 BCE. Egypt - 3100 BCE.
The United Kingdom has only existed since 1801, so France is older. However the UK is a state made up of countries which were founded at different times. France was founded in 849 AD so the UK country of Scotland is the oldest country.
According to the ROA, it is hypothesized that populations of early modern Homo sapiens migrated from Africa and entered the southern part of China around 60,000 years ago; they then dispersed northward. They replaced totally the indigenous human beings and they are the unique ancestors of the modern Chinese.
Ancient Greece goes back to Mycenaean culture of the second half of the second millennium BC. However, Egyptian civilization is much earlier than that: in the mid-second millennium BC, it was at its height (the “New Kingdom”), but its origins go right to the third millennium BC, or even earlier.
These oracle bones go back to 1200-1700 BCE (Li, 2002), which would make Chinese civilization 'only' 3200-3700 years old. This number is still extremely impressive, although it is more than a millennium short of the '5000 years' claim.
Yes. The earliest Chinese Dynasty was the Xia around 2,000 BCE, followed by the Shang and then the Zhou. The Roman Empire did not exist until 27 BCE and Rome wasn't even founded until 753 BCE.
The Chinese civilization is older than the European civilization. The origins of Chinese civilization can be traced back to the Xia dynasty, which is believed to have existed from around 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE.
Scientists from IIT-Kharagpur and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have uncovered evidence that the Indus Valley Civilization is at least 8,000 years old, and not 5,500 years old, taking root well before the Egyptian (7000BC to 3000BC) and Mesopotamian (6500BC to 3100BC) civilizations.
^ "Among the peoples of the ancient Near East, only the Egyptians have stayed where they were and remained what they were, although they have changed their language once and their religion twice. In a sense, they constitute the world's oldest nation".
Historians concede Egyptian history to about 6000 BC. I submit to you it's FAR older than even that date. Either way Turkish history goes back to only 1200 BC or so.
Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. What are believed to be the oldest remains of a human ancestor ever found, which have been dated as being some five million years old, were discovered in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia.
History begins with written records. It is called prehistory before written language is used. China had written language 2500 BC and Japan has written language 700 AD. China is three thousand years older than Japan.
Dikshit, the Indus Valley site of Bhirrana in Haryana, India dates from 7380 BC. So, the IVC goes back to Neolithic times, not just the Bronze Age. As Geetika has written, the Chinese Bronze Age began around 1700 BC. So, the Indus Valley civilization is much older than the Chinese Bronze Age.
No greater feat of construction exists on Earth than the Great Wall of China, a real accomplishment for a project that was started over 200 years before the birth of Christ.
Moreover the Bible speaks about the event of creation, which must precede the building of the pyramids, but that does not change the age of the Bible. The short answer to your question is “the pyramids.” Assuming you mean “Egyptian” pyramids, the earliest date suggested for the first of those is around 2500 BC.
The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. What we believe about their purpose does not impinge on any biblical doctrine.
