The old civilization used up all the capital, so to speak.

It is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.

The old civilizations claimed that they were founded on love or justice.

The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations.

The one thing they could not do was recreate the resources the old civilization had used up.

Yet do not think that I forget the advantages of our old civilization.

China is one of the world's oldest and most complex civilizations.

It is one of the world's oldest civilizations yet, a very young nation.

China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.

But on Earth when an old civilization died a new, young one rose in its place.