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Explore the timeline of Egypt. Definition Egypt is a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek …

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Explore the timeline of History. The Histories of Herodotus is published. The work is divided into nine chapters, each dedicated to one of the Muses.

Explore the timeline of Africa. The Sahara desert begins to spread in Africa due to climate change.

Definition Greece is a country in southeastern Europe, known in Greek as Hellas or Ellada, and consisting of a mainland and an archipelago of islands. Ancient Greece is the birthplace of Western …

Explore the timeline of India. Definition India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name 'Bharata' is used as a designation for the country in their constitution …

Explore the timeline of Civilization. Definition Civilization (from the Latin civis =citizen and civitas =city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of …

Europe is a continent forming the westernmost part of the land mass of Eurasia and comprised of 49 sovereign states. Its name may come from the Greek myth of Europa, but human habitation of the …

Explore the timeline of Islam. Muhammad undertakes the Hegira (Hijra), the migration from Mecca to Medina, establishing the start of the Islamic calendar.