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View pictures of the landscape, ruins, artifacts, and reliefs unique to each civilization
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley Civilization
Ancient Rome
Mayan Civilization
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Persia
The Aztecs
The Incas
Mesopotamians were the first to grasp the concept of the number zero, and the first to begin experimenting with mathematical problems
In Egypt, men and women of equivalent social status were treated as equals in the eyes of the law. Women could own, earn, buy, sell and inherit property. They could live unprotected by male guardians and, if widowed or divorced, could raise their own children
The Indus Valley Civilization had an advanced urban culture, with streets laid out in a grid pattern, advanced architecture and impressive sewage and drainage systems
Mayan children were named according to the day they were born. Every day of the year had a specific name for both boys and girls and parents were expected to follow that practice
The Chinese invented kites about 3,000 years ago, and they were used for a multitude of reasons: from scaring enemies on the battlefield to predicting the success of a voyage. Also, it was considered bad luck to intentionally let go of a kite
Some citizens of ancient Greece lived over 100 years due to a healthy Mediterranean diet, the culture of physical activity, and sanitation
Ancient Romans celebrated "Saturnalia", a festival in which slaves and their masters would
switch places
The Persians were the first to maintain a charter for human rights. A cylindrical baked clay, more prominently called the “Cyprus Cylinder”, dates back to 539 BC and holds the account. The contents on the cylinder are in Akkadian and pertain to equality of race, religion and language
The Westerners who came up with the name "Aztecs" took it from one of the original places that the Aztecs lived around the 12th century, Aztlan, which was in the Northern part of Mexico. However, the Aztecs referred to themselves as Mexica, which is where the name for the country of Mexico originally came
Although they never invented or had access to the wheel, the Incas built thousands of well-paved paths and roads along, up, and over some of the highest peaks in the Andes mountain range. In fact, it’s estimated that they built more than 18,000 miles (28,968 km) of roads across their civilization!
