Ancient Greece was the most developed civilization. It was the birthplace of the first Western civilization. It was located on the European continent. Furthermore, Greece is a peninsula and is located on land near the Mediterranean Sea. I believe it is the most advanced ancient civilization because the ancient Greeks introduced some very significant contributions to the world, such as some aspects of philosophy, art and architecture, mathematics and science. Furthermore, the ancient Greeks had organized social factors. The ancient Greeks had an organized and advanced lifestyle. Greece in the Archaic Period (Ancient Greece) was composed of city-states called Polis. The two most important city-states were Athens and Sparta. As I learned from ancientgreece.com, society was mainly divided between free people and slaves. Slaves were owned by free people and were used as servants and workers. As society evolved, free men were separated into Citizens and Metics. The citizens were born to Athenian parents and constituted the most powerful group. They could take part in the government of the Polis. However, the Metics were of foreign birth and had to pay taxes and sometimes serve in the army. Social classes only applied to men as women took their status from their husbands and could not take part in public life. The ancient Greeks also had a very sophisticated government. Most Greek states were ruled by wealthy landowners, called aristocrats c. 800 BC Furthermore, there were three main forms of government in ancient Greece. The website Greece.mrdonn.org discusses the three types. Monarchy is “ruling through the king”. A city-state whose government… at the center of the paper… multiple differences,” says ndawqs of studymode.com. “The Chinese economy was focused on domestic trade and technological advances, while agriculture, trade and slavery formed the basis for the Greek one.” However, ancient Greece was more influential on the modern world and ancient China was more influential only on Asia. In conclusion, the most advanced civilization was Ancient Greece ancient Greeks made significant contributions to the modern world such as philosophy, art, architecture, mathematics and science are many arguments by others who believe that ancient Greece had no influence on India or that ancient China was more advanced, yet ancient Greece helped shape the modern world. The Greeks had a highly developed way of life. Furthermore, they had a sophisticated government and were the creators of democracy.