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    Classical civilizations (approximately ~1000BCE to 600 CE) These emerging civilizations were much larger than the earlier ones of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and Shang China – displaying more complex political, economic, cultural, and military organization. All civilizations traded with others and many conquered new territories. Classical civilizations include those such as Zhou and Han China, the Gupta Empire in India, and the Mediterranean civilizations of Greece and Rome. 6th C BCE:

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    characteristics of Ancient civilizations laid the foundation for future civilizations. Early civilizations developed distinct characteristics such as complex government, social, and economic structures. They also had distinct religion and major innovations. Some of the Ancient civilizations with distinct characteristics are Sumer, Babylon, Ancient Egypt and Israel. These civilizations existed between the time periods of about 3300 B.C. and about 332 B.C. Sumer was the world's first civilization that developed

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    Civilizations were able to bloom due to the development of agriculture. Agriculture resulted in more food, resulting in less hunters and farmers, letting more people become soldiers, tradesmen, and craft workers, developing more diversified societies. The leaders of farming communities and towns developed early forms of government, while a few powerful men/women ruled over larger land and livestock. With the surplus quantity food, the population kept growing at an exponential rate, resulting in the

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    Sumerian DBQ Think for a second about a world without civilization, without laws. I bet you don't know who developed civilization! The Mesopotamians did, they also created lots of amazing inventions! Some of these civilizations also developed in China and Egypt. Ancient Mesopotamia. Two contributions from the Mesopotamian Civilization were the invitation of the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Did you know that the ancient Mesopotamian created cuneiform? Cuneiform was the first form of writing.

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    In the ancient times around 2070 B.C.E. a new civilization formed in the eastern part of the world, a civilization that would be highly dependent on duties of people. While in the west, another civilization was emerging and in 509 B.C.E. the Roman republic emerged. Both the Civilizations also had similar ideas of duties, such as relationships and obligations. Even though the different civilizations contained many of the same duties, the different civilization contained different types of relationships

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    Ancient Egypt was one of the most notorious ancient civilizations in my opinion. They had many great achievements that were necessary to all of the architecture they had built and what they had done to live and thrive in a decent society. Ancient Egypt was in my opinion the most active of many of the ancient civilizations. Ancient Egypt had a social hierarchy that basically set up how each person was ranked throughout the civilization. At the top of the social hierarchy would be the Pharaohs, who

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    presence started being detected. This historical period, is characterized by the development of various Indian cultures. According to the web page “Ancient History-Olmec Civilization”, the oldest Indian tribe known to preserve historic monuments as well as lay the groundwork development of all other Indian cultures, was the Olmec civilization. The Olmec civilization started forming in 1500 BC and the end of their culture is assumed to be around 500 BC. The Olmec were really skilled sculptors and they had

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    Although the Mesopotamia civilization was thought to be located in between the Tigris and Euphrates river , which is now west of Iraq , and the Indus Valley civilization was thought to be located near the Indus Valley , now New Delhi , India , these two civilizations have many similarities and also many differences . These specific similarities and differences range from location , religion , way of life , types of governments , political structures , social structures , intuitions and many more

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    The ancient Egyptian civilization is arguably the oldest civilization in the world. It is believed to have emerged around 5,500 years ago, although some scholars have estimated an even earlier date. During the predynastic period the Egyptians were not united, but as the Sahara desert expanded many people began moving their settlements around the Nile River. These settlements started coming together to form towns. As these towns progressed they developed many new ideas to help the society run smoother

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    To this day, historians still discuss when exactly the Maya civilizations started but the most commonly accepted date is 1800 BCE in the Soconusco Region. Unlike other Mesoamerican civilizations, Maya was not confined to one area of land but rather stretched out over Central America. To historians today, the Maya civilization reached its peak during the Classic Period between AD 250 and 900. At its peak, the Maya population was over 2,000,000 people. Excavations of Mayan cities have uncovered plazas

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