The peninsula of Korea is located between China and Japan, which is a position that determined the national history and character of its town. The territory was frequently an arena […]
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Category: Asia
Ancient Arabic Civilization: Islamic Culture and Society
The Arabian culture developed in Arabia, a peninsula situated between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, in southwestern Asia. Due to its arid climate, Arabia is a desert where […]
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The Ancient Phoenician Civilization
The Phoenicians originated in the Middle East, located primarily in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. They are, therefore, Western Asians. The region was inhabited from at least 8000 BC; or around […]
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Ancient Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek. The region thus denominated initially included the territories comprehended between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In the present, it includes Iraq and eastern Syria. […]
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Ancient Assyrian Civilization
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are born in the mountains of Armenia and flow into the Persian Gulf. The extensive region which the basins of these rivers delineate is know […]
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Ancient Akkadian Civilization
The Akkadians were Semitic nomads, originating from the Arabian Peninsula, who began to migrate towards the Fertile Crescent at the time of the development of the first Mesopotamian city-states. The […]
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Ancient Civilizations of Vietnam
History of Vietnam Mythological origin of the Vietnamese people When you ask the Vietnamese about their origin, almost all respond that the Viet people are born of the union of […]
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The Ancient Persian Empire [Summary]
The Ancient Persian Empire was a civilization of Indo-European origin of the Indo-Iranian branch that ended up merging with the people that they conquered in the Achaemenid period. It originated as […]
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Ancient Hebrew Civilization: Facts, Achievements and Inventions
The Hebrews were natives of Mesopotamia. They were nomads, and lived in tents, herding flocks of goats and sheep, using donkeys, mules, and camels as beasts of burden. An economic […]
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Ancient Sumerian Civilization: History and Facts
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers extends a wide and fertile valley that deserves to be called “The Cradle of Civilization” more than any other place in the world. To the […]
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