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The ruins of
Machu Picchu, "the Lost
City of the Incas," has
become the most
recognizable symbol of
the Inca civilization.
What is the first know society
The earliest known civilizations (as
defined in the traditional sense) arose in
Mesopotamia between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq,
Persia in modern-day Iran, the Nile
valley of Egypt. The inhabitants of these
areas built cities, created writing
systems, learned to make pottery and
use metals, domesticated animals, and
created complex social structures with
class systems.
Location of the Asia minor
Its name means
'Lesser Asia'. Asia
Minor is a region of
the ancient world
that corresponds
roughly to modern
day Turkey, and is
the area were
major civilization is
thought to begin.
Who were the empire builders
The Hittites
conquered most of
the local people in
the Asia minor area
and set up city
states.
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