'''Ancient history''' can be defined as all that happened from the [[creation]] of the world until AD 600. Ancient history described creation of many civilizations and revealed many great intellectual breakthroughs. Advances in [[literature]], [[drama]], [[mathematics]], [[philosophy]], and [[language]] are just a few of the things which the ancient peoples passed on to succeeding generations.
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'''Ancient history''' can be defined as all that happened from the [[creation]] of the world until AD 600. Ancient history described creation of many civilizations and revealed many great intellectual breakthroughs. Advances in [[literature]], [[drama]], [[mathematics]], [[philosophy]], and [[language]] are just a few of the things which the ancient peoples passed on to succeeding generations. Much of the modern culture and political ideals in western thought can be traced to [[Ancient Greece]].
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Some of the mightiest ancient empires in order or appearance are:
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* [[Assyrian Empire]]
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* [[Babylonian Empire]]
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* [[Persian Empire]]
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* [[Alexander the Great]] (Conquests spreading Greek culture)
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* [[Roman Empire]]
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Two of the mightiest ancient [[civilization]]s of the past have been [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Ancient Rome]].