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The development of cities, writing, and written law code,
and more, happened first in the part of the world we call the ancient
Near East. So, we sometimes think of it as the birthplace of western
civilization.
The ancient Near East was a region of great diversity.
It stretched from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean to the eastern
border of present day Iran, but it was never one big country. To see
what we mean, check out the map.
The people living here were from different cultural groups,
for example the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians,
and more.
We won't be able to explore every culture from this fascinating
region in depth. Instead we will learn more about the contributions
these cultures made by investigating some of the objects that they left
behind.
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