It was the first civilization to have its people come together in cities.
Mesopotamia
Another idea the people here gave us was to use carts with wheels.
Mesopotamia
It was located in a part of Asia that is now Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Turkey.
Mesopotamia
It was also the first civilization to use writing in the form of pictures and symbols.
Mesopotamia
It is located in the northeast part of the continent of Africa.
Egypt
In ancient times, the people built many monuments called pyramids to honor their pharaohs and other people of royalty.
Egypt
Pharaoh is the word for ruler or king in ancient times
Egypt
It had many ideas they gave to us that we use today. A few of these are money, paper, and fireworks.
China
It is 4,000 years old. It was ruled by dynasties.
China
It was a country that used the first of many new ideas. These ideas came between 1100 and 300 B.C.
Greece
They gave us the idea of the use of a capital city, democracy in government, voting over the age of 18, and assemblies.
Greece
Its capital in ancient times was Athens. In fact, the capital of it is still Athens even today.
Greece
