First civilizations
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Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and More | Kids Discover | The first civilization developed in Sumer, a marshy area at the southern end of the fertile plain, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Over time, the Sumerians turned their open villages into walled cities. As cities expanded, they became city-states ruled by strong leaders. One such leader, Sargon the Great, from Akkad, conquered all of Mesopotamia and ruled from 2371 to 2316 B.C.
The land known as Mesopotamia lies between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, which flow through modern-day Iraq. Read on to learn more about this ancient civilization.
Researchers in Peru have discovered three statues and two faces believed to be from the ancient Caral civilization located on the coast north of the capital, Lima.
The country has existed for many centuries, thus it is hard to determine the exact age of China. Being one of the world’s oldest civilizations, the history of China can be traced back to antiquity. It has also been referred to as the Cradle of Civilization. Archeological evidence states that many cultures flourished in the region during the Neolithic and the bronze age; however, the Xia dynasty, which existed from 2070 to 1600 BC is the first dynasty to have been mentioned. Read on to know…
The Fertile Crescent is the name given to the arc-shaped area of land that stretched across the Middle East from the northern end of the Gulf in the East to the Nile Valley in the West.
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Civilizations fail to adapt to a crisis, ensuring their own obliteration. Our civilization’s collapse will be unique in size, magnified by the destructive force of our fossil fuel-driven industrial society. But it will replicate the familiar patterns of collapse that toppled civilizations of the past. The difference will be in scale, and this time there will be no exit.
