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Ancient 

Civilizations 

A is ancient 

civilization. The 

Ancient Civilization is a 

civilization which has 

been gone for centuries. 

The level of 

advancement of a 

civilization is usually 

measured by its 

progress in agriculture, 

art and society.

B is for 

Buddhism. 

Buddhism is the religion 

taught by Buddha. The 

scared text for this 

religion is Tripitaka. 

Missionaries and traders 

spread Buddhism and it 

is dived into two sects. 

C is for 

Cuneiform.

Cuneiform was one of 

earliest forms of writing. It 

was made by denoting 

and wedge-shaped 

characters. 

D is for 

dynasty.

 Dynasties are the of 

hereditary rulers of a 

country. The Shang and 

Zhou dynasties are both 

very important in China. 

E is for 

Egyptian 

civilization.

 It was located on the 

Nile River, Valley in 

North Africa. It had a 

strong centralized 

government. They had 

a polytheistic religion. 

They contributed on 

knowledge of the 

human body through 

mummification. 

F is for the 

Fertile 

Crescent. 

The Fertile Crescent 

was a   area of fertile 

land in the Middle East 

stretching from the Nile 

to the Tigris and 

Euphrates. It was home 

of a lot of civilizations. 

G is for the 

Gupta Empire.

The Gupta Empire was 

an ancient Indian 

empire. It promoted 

peace and prosperity. 

The power was given to 

the individuals. They 

created the number 

writing.  

H is for 

Hinduism.

 Hinduism is another 

religion. They had no 

founder or scared text. It is 

a very complex religion 

because of its many 

beliefs, gods and 

practices. 

I is for 

India. 

India was conquered 

by Maurya Emperors. 

The caste system was 

used to divide 

society. Hinduism and 

Buddhism were both 

big religions. They 

developed the 

concept of zero. 

J is for J is for 

Judaism. 

Religion practiced by 

Israelites, one of the 

first civilizations. 

Abraham was the 

founder.  

K is for the 

palace of 

Knossos.

 it had rooms for the 

royal family in 

Greece. It had 

religious shrines and 

walls covered with 

Frescoes. It was from 

the Minoan 

Civilization. 

L is for 

Leonidas. 

He was the King of Sparta. 

He fought in the Battle of 

Thermopylae where The 

Spartan forces were able 

to fight off the attacks of 

the Persians for the first 

two days, killing roughly 

20,000 of the enemy 

troops with very few 

losses to their own troops. 

M is for 

Moksha. 

It is the union with 

Brahman. 

It is part of Hinduism 

and is believed the 

ultimate goal. If they 

do not achieve it, they 

reincarnation. 

N is four Noble truths.

1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and 

sorrow

2. Suffering= desire for riches; power

3. Cure for suffering= overcome 

desire 

4.Overcome desire= follow and fold 

path

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