title: Everyday Life in Ancient Times (Highlights of the Beginnings of Western Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
author: Rhys; et. al. Carpenter
description: Highlights of beginnings of Western Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece & Rome - in text & pictures.
zlib_text: The First
  The First
  Civilizations
  Civilizations
  and 
  and Empires
  Empires 
  Prehistory–
  Prehistory–A.D.
  A.D. 500
   500
   Why It Matters 
  For hundreds of thousands of years, human 
  beings survived by hunting, fishing, and gathering 
  food and supplies in an often hostile environment. 
  In the space of a few thousand years, human 
  beings began to master the art of growing food 
  crops. As more food was produced, the population 
  grew, and people began to live in cities, form 
  governments, and develop writing and art. 
  Historians call this process the beginning of 
  civilization.
  CHAPTER 1
  THE FIRST HUMANS
  Prehistory–3500 B.C.
  CHAPTER 2
  WESTERN ASIA AND EGYPT
  3500–500 B.C.
  CHAPTER 3
  INDIA AND CHINA
  3000 B.C.–A.D. 500
  CHAPTER 4
  ANCIENT GREECE
  1900–133 B.C.
  CHAPTER 5
  ROME AND THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY
  600 B.C.–A.D. 500
  The “Maiden Porch” of the Erechtheion, overlooking the 
  city of Athens, Greece, is an example of Greek architecture 
  from the fifth century B.C.
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