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Mesopotamia Overview 5 Sumerian Cities 7 Writing and Law 6 Myth and Art 11 Sumerian History 7 Sumerian Innovations 4 Ancient Crafts and Technology 8 Women and Children in the Ancient World 8 Archaeology Methods and Dating 8

Babylon and Assyria

The City of Babylon 9 Babylonian Empire 9 Assyria and Rivals 12 Warfare and Weapons 8

Persia and Asia

Persian and Arabian Crossroads 5 Central Asian Kingdoms 4 Petra and the Nabataeans 9 Phoenician People and Seafaring 9 Chinese Thought and Arts 5 Chinese Dynasties and Inventions 5 The Silk Road 6 Angkor and the Khmer 10 Mohenjo-Daro and Indus Cities 5 Harappans and Vedic India 10 Persepolis and Achaemenid Persia 9 Qin and the Terracotta Army 7 Imperial China 5 Mongols and Steppe Peoples 6 Caliphates and Ottomans 4 Shambhala and Lost Cities 7 Scythians of the Steppe 5 Gobekli Tepe and Early Monuments 4 Trade, Money and Markets 8 Early Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia 8

Egypt and Africa

Pyramids and Giza 10 Egyptian Building and Writing 4 Afterlife and Burial 10 Science and Medicine 6 Nubia and Kush 9 Delta Cities and Ptolemies 8 African Kingdoms 10 Ships and Navigation 8

Greece, Rome and Europe

Greek Democracy and Civic Life 6 Greek Philosophy 10 Greek Art, Nature and Harmony 6 Greek Theater and Tragedy 6 Greek Sanctuaries and Cities 9 Anatolian Greek and Roman Cities 7 Aegean Bronze Age 9 Peoples on Greek Borders 7 Greek History and Overviews 6 Persian Wars and Ancient Battles 5 Greek Myth and the Trojan War 7 Lydians, Carians and Anatolia 5 Roman Conquest and Expansion 6 Roman Power and Decline 4 Pompeii and Vesuvius 6 Roman Provincial Cities 7 Tyre and Carthage 6 Etruscan History and Origins 8 Etruscan Art and Craft 3 Lost Peoples and Places 8 Celtic Art and Craft 6 Celtic Peoples and Druids 4 Picts of Scotland 4 Atlantis in Plato 3 Ancient Manuscripts and Scripts 3 Daily Life in Greece and Rome 8 Law and Justice in Antiquity 8 Ancient Medicine 8

The Americas

Maya Calendar and Script 10 Maya Cities and History 9 Inca Empire and Road 8 Inca Cities 3 Aztec Empire and Conquest 4 Nazca and Andean Mysteries 10 Early American Cultures 7 Olmec and Isthmian Cultures 3 Maya Rulers, Religion and Life 3 Inca Expansion and Resistance 4 Nazca Debates and Preservation 3 Lost Cities of the Americas 3 Easter Island and Rapa Nui 8 Polynesia and the Pacific 8 All topics and guides → About

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Plain guides to the cities, empires, laws and beliefs of ancient civilizations, from Sumer and Babylon to Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond.

Cradle of Civilization

Mesopotamia Overview
Sumerian Cities
Writing and Law
Myth and Art
Sumerian History
Sumerian Innovations

Babylon and Assyria

The City of Babylon
Babylonian Empire
Assyria and Rivals
Warfare and Weapons

Persia and Asia

Persian and Arabian Crossroads
Central Asian Kingdoms
Petra and the Nabataeans
Phoenician People and Seafaring
Chinese Thought and Arts
Chinese Dynasties and Inventions

Egypt and Africa

Pyramids and Giza
Egyptian Building and Writing
Afterlife and Burial
Science and Medicine
Nubia and Kush
Delta Cities and Ptolemies

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