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Early civilization that thrived around the Fertile Crescent, in the Near East. Comprised of city states such as Eridu, Ur, Uruk and Kish.
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Sumer
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Ancient empire centered around Mesopotamia founded by Sargon
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Akkadian/Akkad
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Empire in whose capital was Nineveh
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Assyria
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Civilization around modern day Pakistan that had indoor plumbing! Prominent cities are Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa.
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Indus
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Civilization that thrived along the river Nile
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Egypt
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Pre-Columbian civilization that thrived in what is now modern day Peru, and is said to be the oldest known civilization in the Americas.
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Norte Chico/ Caral Supe
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Large empire that was led by Nebuchadnezzar II. Also had the Hanging Gardens of ___
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Babylon
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Empire that conquered the above. Notable leader is Cyrus the Great
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Persian/Achaemenid
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Large empire founded by Alexander the Great
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Macedonia
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Iron age empire founded by Chandragupta Maurya that covered most of modern day India
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Mauryan
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The largest continuous land empire in history, founded by Genghis Khan
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Mongol
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Empire that conquered most of the Mediterranean. Western half fell in 476 AD
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Roman
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Eastern half of this empire remains for another thousand years after the western half falls
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Byzantine
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Mesoamerican empire comprised of three city states, founded in 1428. Capital city was Tenochtitlan.
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Aztec
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South American empire whose administrative center was Cusco
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Inca
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Also known as the Turkish empire, this polity existed between the 14th and 20th centuries.
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Islamic empire that controlled much of Southeast Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
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Mughal
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African medieval empire in which one of the richest men in history, Mansa Musa, is from. A modern day African country takes its name from this empire.
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Mali
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West African empire founded by the Soninke people; a modern day African country is also named after this empire.
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Ghana
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African empire that covered what is now Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
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Kanem/Bornu
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East African civilization which adopted Orthodox Christianity under King Ezana
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Aksum
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South Pacific Empire centered around the island Tongatapu
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Tonga/ Tu'i Tonga
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Large empire that covered most of modern day central, southern and western Europe until its dissolution in 1806.
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Holy Roman Empire
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Colonial empire that conquered most of Mesoamerica and South America
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Spain/ Spanish
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"The sun never sets on this empire".
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British/ Britain
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