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Sumer
The earliest urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia (4th–3rd millennia BCE). City-states like Uruk and Ur built ziggurats, managed irrigation, and invented cuneiform writing. Laid the foundations of law, trade, and administration.
The first Semitic empire of Mesopotamia under Sargon of Akkad (c. 2334–2154 BCE). Unified Sumerian city-states and spread the Akkadian language. Introduced imperial administration over a vast, multiethnic realm.
Rose to prominence under Hammurabi (18th c. BCE) with his famous law code. The Neo-Babylonian era (7th–6th c. BCE) under Nebuchadnezzar II saw advances in astronomy and monumental architecture like the Ishtar Gate.
A powerful Mesopotamian empire (9th–7th c. BCE) known for iron weaponry, siege warfare, and efficient administration. Capitals included Ashur and Nineveh; the empire fell in 612 BCE to a Babylonian–Median coalition.
Centered along the Nile with Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Known for pyramids, hieroglyphs, and divine kingship of the pharaohs. The river’s annual flood sustained agriculture and a remarkably stable culture.
Begins with the Indus Valley (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro), followed by the Vedic period. Sanskrit texts, early social orders, and the rise of Buddhism and Jainism; later empires like Maurya and Gupta shaped classical India.
Developed along the Yellow River under the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Bronze casting, oracle bones, and the Mandate of Heaven formed core traditions; later unification under Qin laid groundwork for imperial China.
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