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Some of The Oldest Ancient Civilizations That Have Ever Existed
Some of The Oldest Ancient Civilizations That Have Ever Existed
Some of The Oldest Ancient Civilizations That Have Ever Existed
In the course of human evolution, the practice of living in a group with mutual
understanding and dependency has become a very useful and practical lifestyle, and from
small isolated group larger communities have formed.Then came societies which in time
became civilizations.How human mentality and psychology led to this devoplement is still
a popular topic.
Incan civilization
The incan empire was the largest empire in south america in the pre Colombian era.This
civilization flourished in the areas of present day-Ecuador,Peru,and Chile and had ists
administrative,military,and political center at Cusco which lies in modern day Peru.
The god of the incan was the sun god inti,and they kings was referred to as “ Sapa Incan
”meaning the child of the sun.The first incan emperor,pachacuti,transformed the capital
from a modest village into a great city laid out in the shape of a puma.
Incan
The Aztec civilization
The Aztecs come on to the scene pretty much around the time when the Incas were
emerging as powerful contenders in south america.Around the 1200s and early 1300s,the
people in present day mexico lived in three big rival cities-tenochtitlan,texcoco,and
tlacopan.
The city of tenochtitlan was the military power base and became a spearhead for the
conquest of new territory,but the Aztec emperor didn’t rule every city o region directly.
The Aztec civilization
The roman civilization
Roman civilization emerged around the sixth century BC.Even the story behind the
foundation of ancient Rome is the stuff of legend and mith at the height of its power,the
roman empire ruled over a huge chuk of land.
Early Rome was gouverned by kings,but after only seven of them had ruled,the people
took control over they own city and ruled themselves.
Rome
The percian civilization
There was a time when the ancient Persian civilization was,in fact, the most powerful
empire in the world. Though only in power for a little over 200 years,the Persians
conquered lands that covered over two million square miles.
Before they created such a vast empire in the space of just 200 years,before 550 BC,Persia
was divided into factions among a number of leaders.
Persia
The ancient Greek civilization
The ancient Greeks may not have been the oldest civilization,but they are doubtlessly one
of the most influential.Even though the rise of ancient Greece came from the cycladic and
Minoan civilization.
Among other things,the Greeks invented the ancient Olympics, and formed the concept of
democracy and the Senate.
Greece
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