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- AFRICA
  
  The Cradle of Humanity, Africa is home to a fascinating group of cultures that intrigue us to this day.
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  - BRIEF SKIM OF EARLY AFRICAN HISTORY *forums below for more (1, 0)
    THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS FORUMS BELOW GO MUCH MORE IN DEPTH
    Africa’s history is longer than anywhere else on Earth for obvious reasons. Modern humans evolved here and later populated the world. This is a (deliberately) brief summation of pre-history to historic Egypt. *More extensive write-ups will start appearing in the culture/empires below very soon.
    6000 BCE to 8000 BCE the pottery, agriculture & animal domestication appeared in the Middle-East spreading into Africa. This period included the first organized settlements along the Nile including the cultivation of barley & emmer (early grass-family wheat precursors). Larger villages & irrigation appeared along the Nile around this time. What is termed the Amratian culture emerged in this period. In SW Africa, cattle domestication and larger buildings emerged.
    Around 5000 BCE the Sahara started drying out, turning into the massive desert that it is to this day.
    The next culture to appear was the Tasian culture, in Upper Egypt starting around 4500 BCE. The Tasian culture is distinguished by unique pottery & burial practices.
    3500 BCE Narmer united Upper & Lower Egypt, both of which evolved from villages learning how to cultivate land with the life-giving Nile eight or ten thousand years ago.
    SOURCE #1: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/africa-timeline
    SOURCE #2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Egypt#Prehistoric_Egypt
    
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  - KMT (Egypt) (49, 36)
    
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  - KUSH (1, 0)
    There are more pyramids here than in KMT (Egypt)!! The relationship between Kush & KMT is fascinating. Let's explore (& write together) about this!
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  - PUNT (3, 0)
    Located in the East roughly where Somalia (currently) is. This is a very intriguing exploration. We will be challenged in our ability to find a lot of material. Let's write this together.
    
    Image source (as w/ all other images on this site except for various personal imagery) are from wikicommons/wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Punt#/media/File:King_and_Queen_of_Punts_and_Attendants.png
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- AL-MASHRIQ (LEVANT)
  The Cradle of Civilization, The Levant is a fascinating region to explore!
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  - A HISTORY OF AL-MASHRIQ (LEVANT) (1, 0)
    Basically the Levant is the countries/cultures that line the east -& NE- shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The Levant is part of the Fertile Crescent. *Stay tuned for a longer write-up coming soon!
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  - MESOPOTAMIA (1, 1)
    We are very excited to bring Meso to life and will do so very soon! Please feel free to request anything.
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  - PERSIS (PERSIA) (1, 0)
    
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  - PHOENICIA (1, 0)
    
    From the Eastern shore of The Mediterranean this sea-faring culture -of massive influence for it's span in time- sailed far and wide influencing many regionally.
    
    By Kordas, based on Alvaro's work - This map, CC BY 3.0, Link
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- AMERICAS
  The most recent continent that Humanity populated, The ancient cultures of The Americas are as unique as all others and beautifully diverse.
  
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  - A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRE-HISTORIC AMERICAS (1, 0)
    Coming soon. Contact @mangascochise if you want to be involved in the write-up.
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  - ARCTIC (1, 0)
    Sure, it's cold up here but that's what FFF ("fur, friends & fires) are for! Coming soon. Contact @mangascochise if you want to be involved in the write-up.
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  - CARIBBEAN (1, 0)
    The Taíno and the Ciboney, and other pre-European denizens of the Caribbean.
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  - MESO AMERICA (9, 7)
    Home of the Olmec*, Maya, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec, and Aztec cultures, Meso-America is a remarkable place in ancient history!
    Coming soon! Contact @mangascochise if you want to be involved in the write-up.
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  - NORTH AMERICA (5, 1)
    For the study and discussions of the pre-European cultures of North America. These lands have a long long story to tell. Lets write this together. Coming soon. Contact @mangascochise if you want to be involved in the write-up.
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  - SOUTH AMERICA (4, 0)
    There is no way to explore the beautiful complexity of these lands. Lets -at least- try to explore & write this together.
    Coming soon! Contact @mangascochise if you want to be involved in the write-up.
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- EUROPE
  Welcome to Europe!
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  - *HISTORY OF EUROPE (2, 2)
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  - CENTRAL EUROPE (1, 12)
    
    Welcome! Much more coming soon!
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  - EASTERN EUROPE (2, 0)
    We have a surprise for you in Eastern Europe. Keep your socks pulled up, it'll get deep.
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  - NORTHERN EUROPE (11, 17)
    
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  - THE WESTERN ISLES (15, 21)
    
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- MEDITERRANEAN
  What does "Mediterranean" even mean? "(The) Middle (of the) Earth". The cultures that emerged along the shores of the Mediterranean are powerfully influential & stunning to this day.
  Talk to Ipskakt if you want to help develop Mesopotamia.
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  - *HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (2, 0)
    text/imagery here. Let admins know if you want to do this write-up!
  - ANATOLIA (TURKEY) (1, 0)
    The Turks are largely responsible for our government, sciences, et cetera.
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  - HELLAS (GREECE) (3, 0)
    The history of Greece will stun you. Stay tuned!
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  - ROME (3, 0)
    What is there to even say about Rome? Well, let's get in here and write about it together. We have much to do!
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- History of The Mediterranean Discussion
  
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- THE ORIENT
  Welcome to The Orient!
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  - *HISTORY OF THE ORIENT (2, 0)
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  - CHINA (2, 1)
    An amazing amalgamation & unification of many ethnic & cultural distinctions, China has thousands of years of writing, complex society, philosophy & religion.
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  - INDIA (2, 0)
    This is a massive & complex history for us to explore! Let's do this.
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  - JAPAN (1, 1)
    Welcome to The Land of The Rising Sun.
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  - Laos (1, 1)
    *Author credit to: Natenapa (will create an acct. very soon)
    The earliest signs of human habitation in Laos is in the Stone Age. Artifacts have been found extending into northeast Thailand, and on the Plain of Jars. The society built around the Plain of Jars existed circa 500 BC. Huge stone mortuary urns are found throughout the site, the "jars" as modern discoverers came to call them. It is hypothesized that these people were Austroasiatic, and that they were the ancestors of the Khamu, which remain an important ethnic group in Laos today.
    In the fourth and fifth centuries AD, Chinese people of the Yunnan region moved into the Laotian lands. There was also commerce and and other connections with India starting circa the eighth century, which culminated in the people adopting Buddhism as their religious path. Starting in the early 11th century, Laos belonged to the Khmer Angkor empire, and the Lao people displaced and dominated the region. Laotians originated in neighboring Thailand.
    During the time of Mongol expansion (13th - early 14th centuries), Laos was affected. The Mongols probably allied with the Khmer Angkor kingdom.
    However, the Khmer Angkor kingdom collapsed before mid-century, and a home-grown kingdom, the Lan Xang, was formed by 1349. Fa Ngoun (reigned 1353–1373) was the first king. The Lan Xang empire occupied somewhat larger geography than does Laos today. The boundaries of today's Laos have only been in place since 1907. The region we think of as Laos only includes a fraction of those who have, through history, considered themselves Laotian (Lao). From the 14th century until 1907, the boundaries of Laos extended into current-day northeastern Thailand.
    Lan Xang survived for three centuries. On various occasions it was invaded by, or at war with, neighboring Thailand/Siam, Burma (Myanmar), Khmer (future Cambodia), and Vietnam. During its period of largest expansion, the 17th century, Lan Xang controlled Laos itself, and portions of Yunnan, China, south Burma, the Vietnamese and Khmer plateaus, and much of northeast Thailand.
    In 1707, Lan Xang split into two kingdoms: Vientiane, with a capital city of the same name, covered southern Laos. Luang Phabang was the kingdom of northern Laos. The split, plus the dissentions which had caused the rift of an empire, weakened these people, and the end was in sight.
    External invasions were repulsed until the 18th century, when internal politics created a situation where Thailand took advantage, and control, of the former Lan Xang empire. In the 1870's, Laos was absorbed into French Indochina. Laos remained under French control until 1953, with a brief WWII occupation under Japan.
    In the year 1953, King Sisavang Vong managed to acquire full independence for Laos. This was challenged by nationalist forces, commonly known as the Pathet Lao, who formed an alliance with the Viet Cong of Vietnam. Their goal was to expell any remaining French. The nation also had conflicts with China to the north. Currently, Laos is being run by the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.
    References:
    Laos History and Laos Culture: http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Laos/History
    History from FactMonster: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0859186.html
    Laos Travel Guide: http://www.visit-mekong.com/laos/
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  - MONGOLIA (2, 0)
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  - MUEANG (Thailand) (1, 0)
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- THE SEVEN SEAS
  If you're out upon the waters of the ancient seas then you are here.
  
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