Ancient history

:For other uses of the word ancient, see Ancient (disambiguation).

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Ancient history is the study of significant cultural and political events from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages. Although the ending date is largely arbitrary, most Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD as the traditional end of ancient history. Another term that is often used to refer to ancient history is , although this term is most often used to refer specifically to the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Related Topics:
Early Middle Ages - Western - Fall of the Western Roman Empire - 476 - AD - Ancient Greece - Ancient Rome

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The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000-5,500 years, with Sumerian cuneiform being the oldest form of writing discovered so far. Genetic evidence, however, points to the first appearance of human beings about 150,000 years ago. There is also a growing body of evidence that Homo sapiens first left Africa about 60,000 years ago.

Related Topics:
Sumerian - Cuneiform - Genetic - 150,000 years ago - Homo sapiens - Africa - 60,000 years ago

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