◆ Treasures of Civilizations ◆
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Dive into the stories, beliefs, and achievements of history's great civilizations.
◆ Treasures of Civilizations ◆
Dive into the stories, beliefs, and achievements of history's great civilizations.

Tiwanaku
A highland civilization beside Titicaca.
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Ancestral Puebloans
Stone villages built into canyon walls.
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Muisca Confederation
The Muisca rite that became a legend.
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Ancient Egypt
How the Nile shaped daily life and belief.
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Ancient Greece
How Athens built the world’s first democracy.
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Roman Empire
Aqueducts, roads, and concrete that lasted millennia.
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Mesopotamia
From clay tokens to cuneiform.
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Ancient China
Paper, printing, gunpowder, and the compass.
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Maya Civilization
How the Maya tracked the heavens.
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Persian Empire
How roads and tolerance held an empire together.
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Indus Valley Civilization
Grids, drains, and mysteries.
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Inca Empire
Roads, terraces, and Machu Picchu.
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Aztec Empire
A capital built on a lake.
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Feudal Japan
Warriors, honor, and bushidō.
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The Viking Age
Raiders, traders, and explorers.
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Byzantine Empire
The great domed church of Constantinople.
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Khmer Empire
The largest religious monument on Earth.
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Roman Britain
Roads, baths, and walled towns at the empire’s edge.
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Carolingian Empire
How a Frankish king rekindled European scholarship.
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Al-Andalus
A city of libraries, scholars, and the Great Mosque.
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Holy Roman Empire
A thousand-year patchwork at the heart of Europe.
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Kievan Rus’
River trade and faith forge the first Russian state.
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Mongol Empire
How horsemen built the largest land empire ever.
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Kingdom of Aksum
Coins, stelae, and Red Sea commerce.
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Mali Empire
Gold, pilgrimage, and a city of books.
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Kingdom of Kush
Nubian kings who ruled Egypt and built pyramids.
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Nabataean Kingdom
How desert traders carved a city from cliffs.
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Ancient Israel & Judah
Jerusalem, the Temple, and a lasting legacy.
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Kingdom of Ayutthaya
A Siamese city of temples and global trade.
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Majapahit Empire
A Javanese power across the archipelago.
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Đại Việt
A nation forged by resisting invasion.
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Joseon Dynasty
An alphabet designed so everyone could read.
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Benin Empire
Guild masterpieces of a West African kingdom.
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Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
A vast dry-stone capital of a gold realm.
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Ancient Egypt
A guide to the major deities of the pantheon.
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Roman Empire
Baths, forums, and bread and circuses.
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Ancient Greece
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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