General Knowledge!

[BFM_Xtr3me]

im gonna guess China just becuz they gotz za biggest population and becuz they had about 20 dynasties that started around 2000 BC if you believe the Xia Dynasty actually existed

[BFM_Edison]

See, this is why we really need, for social science questions like these, to actually define and be specific in what we're asking. There are many ways you can judge what it means to being the longest successful civilization, since it could be dynasty specific or just a general overall country/population as a whole. And don't get me started on how we could possibly demarcate successful in this question. China went through many dynasty changes, but the civilization itself didn't end by any means. Technical questions are always better imo imo >.>

[BFM_Kiwi]

This isn't Jeopary or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, this is the BFM General Knowledge thread for all ages, so stop being a bunch of old ladies and just play!



And get off my lawn!

[BFM_JANE]

And it's okay if you don't know the answer, Edison. You don't have to get them all.

[BFM_Edison]

I want full questions that actually can be answered without any question of their correctness D:

[BFM_Kiwi]

I sympathise Edi.  Most of the questions tend to be that way though.  If you want clarification of the question, ask the OP to clarify, let's not get into a page of everyone's theory on what the question means, or go off on tangents about inorganic chemistry or whatnot.

[gamepanther]

OK Edison. The answer I was looking for was the Australian Aboriginals who lived successfully, without any like big changes that made is worse, for 40 000 years - 60 000 or 80 000.

    ~Panther

[jim360]

Civilisation, by definition, is "the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization". Even in fairness to the Aborigines, they never advanced to the point of having legal/ political processes. I just don't think they can be called a civilisation. To be sure, they're the great demonstration that you don't need cities/ towns etc., to be successful - but surely not a civilisation in the strictest sense of the word.

[BFM_Kiwi]

How convenient for "civilised" people to define the word so it excludes whomever they want!   

Wikipedia says:  ...In modern academic discussions however, there is a tendency to use the term in a more neutral way to mean approximately the same thing as "culture" and can refer to any human society (for example, "Ancient Greek Civilization") associated with any particular geographical location at a particular time, historical or current. Still, even when used in this second sense, the word is often restricted to apply only to societies that have attained a particular level of advancement, especially the founding of cities, with the word "city" defined in various ways

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization

Anyhow, interesting question Panther, do you want to ask another one, since no one got this one?

[BFM_Kiwi]

And don't start with "but aborigines didn't have cities".  Are the Maasai a civilisation?  Let's not get into that whole can of worms.

[BFM_Fénix]

Could you please stop spamming and just edit your previous post? I don't like being invaded by fruits... 

Please be accurate when asking guys! 

Or at least stablish the definition of "civilization" we should be using 

[BFM_Edison]

See, this is why I said that You didn't have to give the answer, though, Panther :( But ya, since no one did get it, you should see if you can come up with another.

[MrMxyzptlk]

Okay, ENOUGH ALREADY! Geesh!






New challenge:




On what date does April 1st fall?

[BFM_Kiwi]

Ellen DeGeneres' birthday, lol, rofl

[BFM_Xtr3me]

is this a trick?
ok, time for some mental thinking,

(2+3)²/Pie x 10²³⁴

ok, now the month,
1+1= window,

i got it,

is it Aril 1st?.........
April Fools Day?
April 3.14159265th?

I NEED TO KNOW!!!!!