ancient civilisations and empires in history

let's list 'em.
off the top of my head, there's ancient greece (philosophy! sculpture! tragedy!), rome (gladiators), the byzantine empire/constantinople (mosaics, awesome architecture), ancient india (uh.. elephants?), ancient egypt (pyramids and papyrus!) .. ancient china (vases, funny hats and robes), feudal japan (ninjas)

am I missing any? add please.

Also suspect is the fact that everyone who screams that the white man is keeping them down doesn't usually support the black people doing what they can to improve their lot...  It usually involves the black man demanding more welfare and kickbacks.  More "help".

The best way to get anywhere is not to rely on the help of people who would really rather leave people well enough alone.  The political correctness of always giving in to the things that minorities demand is just a veneer.  If you insist on being parasites, you'll be in trouble in a couple of generations when the culture shifts and suddenly, giving loud obnoxious minorities anything they want isn't so popular.

If that happens, guess what?  You'll be fucked.  The assholes will have to do or die, and suddenly, your minority will become a better group of people, more productive and independent.  All you need to do is stop relying on someone else.