It was surprising to learn that ancient civilizations were being established all around the world at about the same time. After the great migration and soon after the ice age the earths seems to have grown more furtile allowing for people to settle their roots and begin to rely on agriculture and animals a lot more then in the past. Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica saw the creation of the first civilizations about five thousand years ago.
Population growth, architectural achievements, and the beginning of literacy indicated the new era. Several of the civilizations began to document their rituals and history.
It’s most surprising and intriguing that the first civilizations emerged completely independent from each other in separate parts of the planet not knowing what each other was doing at that moment. It makes you wonder how people think and evolve over time, no matter what their circumstances are.
References: Robert W. Strayer, Eric W. Nelson - Ways of the World_ A Brief Global History with Sources, Combined Volume (2015, Bedford_St. Martin’s) - libgen.lc.pdf
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