Players in Humankind distinguish themselves based on the culture they select during the Ancient Era, which sets the stage for their development in the ages to come. Each culture gives a distinct archetype, with defined strengths, mechanics, and unique units. Generally speaking, the archetypes are based on the affinities, as follows:
Aesthete: Cultures that focusing on Influence and diplomacy.Aesthetes include the following culturesOlmecsZhouMauryansFranksEdo JapaneseMingAustro-HungariansItalioansEgyptiansIndians
Agrarian: Cultures that focusing on Food and Population growth.Agrarians include the following cultures:EnglishHaudenosauneeMexicansBrazilliansTurksHarappansCelts
Builder: Cultures that focusing on Industry and District constructions.Builders include the following cultures:EgyptiansMayaKhmerMughalsPersiansSiameseAustralians
Expansionist: Cultures that focusing on Territory expansions.Expansionists include the following culturesAchaemenid PersiansRomansTeutonsOttomansSpanishBritishRussiansAmericansSoviets
Merchant: Cultures that focusing on Money and Trade.Merchants include the following culturesNubiansPhoeniciansAksumitesCarthaginiansByzantinesGhanaiansDutchVenetiansChinese
Militarist: Cultures that focusing on Unit and War.Militarists include the following cultures:HittitesMycanaeansGothsHunsAztecsMongolsNorsemenPolesGermansZulu
Scientist: Cultures that focusing on Science and Technology.Scientists include the following culturesBabyloniansUmayyadsJoseonFrenchJapaneseSwedes
Aesthetes include the following culturesOlmecsZhouMauryansFranksEdo JapaneseMingAustro-HungariansItalioansEgyptiansIndians
OlmecsZhouMauryansFranksEdo JapaneseMingAustro-HungariansItalioansEgyptiansIndians
Agrarians include the following cultures:EnglishHaudenosauneeMexicansBrazilliansTurksHarappansCelts
EnglishHaudenosauneeMexicansBrazilliansTurksHarappansCelts
Builders include the following cultures:EgyptiansMayaKhmerMughalsPersiansSiameseAustralians
EgyptiansMayaKhmerMughalsPersiansSiameseAustralians
Expansionists include the following culturesAchaemenid PersiansRomansTeutonsOttomansSpanishBritishRussiansAmericansSoviets
Achaemenid PersiansRomansTeutonsOttomansSpanishBritishRussiansAmericansSoviets
Merchants include the following culturesNubiansPhoeniciansAksumitesCarthaginiansByzantinesGhanaiansDutchVenetiansChinese
NubiansPhoeniciansAksumitesCarthaginiansByzantinesGhanaiansDutchVenetiansChinese
Militarists include the following cultures:HittitesMycanaeansGothsHunsAztecsMongolsNorsemenPolesGermansZulu
HittitesMycanaeansGothsHunsAztecsMongolsNorsemenPolesGermansZulu
Scientists include the following culturesBabyloniansUmayyadsJoseonFrenchJapaneseSwedes
BabyloniansUmayyadsJoseonFrenchJapaneseSwedes