Mesopotamia located in present-day Iraq was one of the first known civilizations.
2007-10-31 02:04:46
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answered by MUSCLES 5
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The first signs of civilization in Greece are on the island of Crete from around 2600 BC, and by 1600 BC it had risen to become a larger civilization across much of Greece. Aegean civilization is the general term for the prehistoric civilizations in Greece, mostly throughout the Aegean Sea. It was formerly called "Mycenaean" because its existence was first brought to popular notice by Heinrich Schliemann's excavations at Mycenae starting in 1876. It is more usual now to use the more general geographical title. The Mycenaean civilization is now known to have succeeded the earlier Minoan, which flourished on the Greek island of Crete, for which the most representative site explored up to now is Knossos. The site of Knossos has yielded valuable and the most various and continuous evidence from the Neolithic age to the twilight of classical civilization. Human habitation at the site began with the founding of the first Neolithic settlement in ca 7000 BC. Remains of food producing societies in Greece have also been found at the Franchthi Cave, and a number of sites in Thessaly, carbon-dated to ca 6500 BC. The list of significant archaeological sites includes Akrotiri on the island of Santorini. The oldest signs of human settlement there are Late Neolithic (4th millennium BC or earlier), but from ca. 2000–1650 BC Akrotiri developed into one of the Aegean's major Bronze Age ports [11], with recovered objects that had come not just from Crete but also from Anatolia, Cyprus, Syria and Egypt, from the Dodecanese islands and the Greek mainland.
The language of the Minoans may have been written in the Cretan hieroglyphs and the Linear A script, but both remain un-deciphered. Approximately 3,000 tablets bearing the writing have been discovered so far, many apparently being inventories of goods or resources. In the Mycenean period, Linear A was replaced by Linear B. The latter was successfully deciphered by Michael Ventris in the 1950s, proving to be a very archaic version of the Greek language.
Regarding Aegean art, many items have been excavated. One Aegean sculpture (a face figure) has been greatly popularized due to its appearance in the Athens 2004 opening ceremony. Another one was the idea behind the game's mascots. Aegean figures are intriguing, since they bear a high resemblance to modern sculptures
2007-10-31 02:13:22
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answered by bkbasit 1
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Country in southeastern Mesopotamia, and birthplace for the first civilization in world history. The history of Sumer is counted as lasting from about 3500 BCE until 2000 BCE, where after other cultures, based upon the Sumerian, continued the civilization. These cultures were principally the Assyrian and the Babylonian.
2007-10-31 02:06:17
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answered by Dennis 1
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Sumerian culture which gave us the epic of gilgamesh is considered the first civilized culture. Locate in Mesopotamia the cradle of civilization geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq. the culture existed from 5300 BC to around 2000 BC.
Some say that true Civilization did not start until a code of laws governing it could be created. That was done by Hammurabi and Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history. He was a babolyonian King 1810 BC – 1750 BC
2007-10-31 02:10:03
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answered by SABU_HSG 2
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The civilisations in Mesopotamia included the Akkadian (the first, I think), the Sumerian,the Assyrian and the Babylonian. We mustn't forget the Hittites in Asia Minor or the Persians or the civilisations of the Indus Valley . I guess the Mongol Empire counts as a civilisation as well. Then there are the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas of the New World
2007-10-31 02:09:18
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answered by rdenig_male 7
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Depends how old you are. I am a teenager, and recently read the start of the 'Nicholas Flamel' series ie The Alchemyst and The Magician. These books are what could be considered historical fantasy because they draw on alot of historical figures and historical myths or 'gods'. Hope this helps. Oh and they are by Michael Scott
2016-04-11 04:55:37
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answered by Anonymous
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What is your definition of civilization? Up until 10,000-15,000 years ago, man mainly lived in hunter/gatherer tribes which were often nomadic - or at least moved with the seasons. If I remember correctly, the earliest cities or permanent settlements were built around the Mediterranean Sea somewhere around 10,000-15,000 years ago.
I seem to recall the oldest structures in ancient Egypt dated to around 10,000 B.C.E.
These are to the best of my memory, but I'm curious to see other responses.
2007-10-31 02:07:47
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answered by Justin H 7
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the ancient eygyptians and greeks and romans were among the first civilizations (after the cavemen). im not entirely sure on latest civilizations however...
2007-10-31 02:09:45
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answered by Silver Phoenix 4
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THE THREE THAT I AM AWARE OF ARE THE MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATIONS, THE EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION ALONG THE NILE VALLEY, THE INDO GHANGETIC CIVILIZATION IN INDIA AND ONE MORE THE CHINESE CIVILIZATION WHICH MAY PREDATE ALL THE OTHERS.
2007-10-31 03:33:51
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answered by Loren S 7
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Egyptian, Greek, Romans, Fares ( Iranian), Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, Europe. It is not organized but I think they are most, good luck
2007-10-31 02:05:02
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answered by awgaa 3
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