Top Ten Former Countries and Civilizations

A VERY progressive empire for its time. They did many things, like figuring out the earth wasn't flat, and being one of the first ever democracies. Without the Greek Empire, who know what would've been of the rest of the world.

A peaceful country with a good economy until Nazis and Soviets invaded, after that, it was all fine until the Slovaks wanted independence. Then, Czechoslovakia vanished from existence peacefully.

Since it's founding in 800, it managed to stay fairly powerful and vast until it's eventual dissolution in 1806, which is 1000 years worth of the pope making a bunch of emperors which worked really well.

Although not nearly as influential to the rest of the world as some of the other civilizations on this list, it was very notable for it's military tactics, horns in the front to surround the enemy, the head just behind to attack, and the reserves to finish off the rest. It managed to fight off England for a while, but eventually the militia got too weak to fight any longer.

A big and powerful nation until the loss of World War One, then it split off into many different countries, like Austria, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia.

A very underrated civilization. No one even knows that this Empire spoke against the British Empire for their colonization of India. Their science and technology was behind due to mass illiteracy (Notice I said mass not all) but they employed advanced infrastructure such as Mechanical clocks, candle shades, padlocks, drainage network with indoor flushing toilets on the second floor, roads still used today in modern Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo. They also knew an early technique of bullet retrieval from bullet wounds. Their doctors could correct stomach acidity. I'm stunned the Ashanti Empire is not even recognized among the " African Empires ". Even Ghana barely gives one or two thoughts about them. I was so impressed when I read about them as their organization is on par with the so called more advanced civilizations at that time.

I think this one has to do with the fact that the country they originate from does not teach us a lot about them. They do not make documentaries, songs or movies and cartoons about them. Other African countries really hype their civilizations like South Africa doing with Zulu, Nigeria with Benin and Oyo as well as Great Zimbabwe. Initially, I thought it was because the Ashanti had no architecture left surviving but that is false as you can see some shrines with their drainage systems still intact. I'm awed because the country they originate from, Ghana, is one of the best countries ever and they can afford to make historiographies about the Ashanti Empire. I mean this is where the famous Ananse comes from and guess what, we know Ananse more than the Ashanti Empire thanks to poor branding by Ghana.

A civilization whose great achievements are barely known without deep research. I think it all plays with the Ghanaians themselves. They do not speak a lot about the Ashanti Empire like let's say South Africa does with Zulu. The effect as you can see is Zulu for now ranked 7th whiles Ashanti is 12th. But a quick read and you will notice the Ashanti was on par with all these world superpowers such as Britain, Russia, Ottomans. In fact, the British called them "the rising superpower".

I don't know how large their influence in history was but the fact that the Danes, Dutch, Portuguese, British and French respected them especially during the Age of expansion shows how powerful they were.

A very advanced superpower in ancient times. They are one of the few civilizations Rome actually chose to align with as allies. At it's peak, Kush was the richest economy in antiquity. It was one of the leading centers for the construction of early clocks, pipes, speos, drains, large reservoir irrigation, warships, 6 wheeled carriages, astronomy, anti biotics in medicine and many more. They also revolutionized the battering ram, siege tower and catapult.

Although you may know it as the 50th state of the USA, it used to be an independent kingdom dating back hundreds of years. It actually was being recognized as a sovereign state for a while in the early-mid 1800s. Then, for manifesting destiny, the US decided to annex it. It was then just a territory for a while before being admitted into the union and became state #50

Pity how this state has been overshadowed by it's involvement in the Atlantic Trade. They aren't my favorite but I admit that there was some cool stuff that emerged from them such as the underground towns they built, their garden roads and baths. Too bad many don't know the "other " stuffs about them.

It managed to break away from China for a while, but it didn't last for long. They're very culturally separate from China, so I see why they would secede.

They were viewed as equals with the other European empires such as Russia, French and British.