The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations
The ancient civilizations or countries fueling scholars and enthusiasts’ curiosity along with showing the general trends in these cultures as they grow, develop and decline. Here's an overview of some key civilizations: Mesopotamia: Rise: Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria On the fertile land that was in between the two major rivers Tigris and Euphrates the civilization of city-states developed around the year 3500 BCE. Some other inventions that originated from the fertile crescent include writing (cuneiform), wheel, formal irrigation techniques among others. Fall: Vulnerability to invasions by outside forces such as the Hittites, and the Assyrians as well as destructive internal conflicts were a marked feature this instigated periods of decline. The last nail in the coffin was the Persian invasion around the year 539 BC. Ancient Egypt: Rise: Around 3100 BCE the king known as Menes joined the two Egypt states known as Upper and Lower Egypt together and this began a...