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Sumer (or Šumer) was one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East, [6] located in the southern part of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC. [7] [6] The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language.
Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed. For example: in the year 1800, European powers collectively claimed approximately 20% of the Earth's land surface that they did not effectively control. [8]
History books about ancient Rome (1 C, 46 P) Pages in category "History books about civilization" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Persian Empire. Ancient emperors were in the subjects game — more people, more profit — and few players played it better than the Persians. According to Guinness World Records, the Persian ...
Books about civilizations, any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system
The following is a list of empires that have been called great powers during the Middle Ages: China (throughout) [3] [4] Goguryeo (400-668) [5] [6] Iran (Sasanians, 500–600; Samanids, 900–950; Timurids, 1400–1450) [3] [4] Byzantine Empire (500–1050) [3] [4] Göktürk Khaganate (550–600) [3] Tibetan Empire (650–1250) [3] The ...
Indus Valley Civilization: 3300 BC: 1300 BC: 2000 Indian Empire: 1858: 1947: 89 Italian Empire: 1882: 1960: 78 Japanese Empire: 1868: 1947: 79 Jin Dynasty (266–420) 266: 420: 154 Jin Dynasty (1115–1234) 1115: 1234: 119 Johor Empire: 1528: 1855: 327 Jolof Empire: 1350: 1549: 199 Joseon: 1392: 1897: 505 Kaabu Empire: 1537: 1867: 330 Kachari ...
The project for the Great Books of the Western World began at the University of Chicago, where the president, Robert Hutchins, worked with Mortimer Adler to develop there a course of a type originated by John Erskine at Columbia University in 1921, with the innovation of a "round table" approach to reading and discussing great books among professors and undergraduates.