Ancient Greece was the most developed civilization. It is the cradle of the first Western civilization. It was located on the European continent. Additionally, Greece is a peninsula and lies on land close to the Mediterranean Sea. I believe it is the most advanced ancient civilization because the ancient Greeks made very significant contributions to the world, such as some things in philosophy, art and architecture, mathematics and science. Additionally, the ancient Greeks had organized social factors. The ancient Greeks had an organized and advanced way of life. Archaic period Greece (Ancient Greece) consisted of city-states called Polis. The two most important city-states were Athens and Sparta. As I learned on antiquegreece.com, society was primarily divided between free people and slaves. Slaves were owned by free people and used as servants and laborers. As society evolved, freemen were separated into citizens and metics. The citizens were born to Athenian parents and were the most powerful group. They could participate in the government of Polis. However, Metics were born abroad and had to pay taxes and sometimes serve in the military. Social classes only applied to men since women took their status from their husbands and were not allowed to participate in public life. The ancient Greeks also had a very sophisticated government. The majority of Greek states were ruled by wealthy landowners, called aristocrats c. 800 BC. Additionally, there were three main forms of government in ancient Greece. The website Grece.mrdonn.org discusses all three types. Monarchy is “to govern by doing”. A city-state whose government... middle of paper... multiple differences,” says the ndawqs of Studymode.com. "China's economy focused on domestic trade and technological advancement, while agriculture, trade and slavery formed the basis of Greece's." Although ancient Greece had more influence on the modern world and ancient China had more influence on Asia only. In conclusion, the most advanced civilization was ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks made important contributions to the modern world, notably in philosophy, art and architecture, as well as mathematics and science. There are many arguments made by others who believe that ancient Greece had no influence on India or that ancient China was more advanced, but that ancient Greece helped shape the modern world. The Greeks had a very developed way of life. Furthermore, they had a sophisticated government and they were the creators of democracy..