Category:Ancient Near East
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- The ancient Near East refers to early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the present-day Middle East, in Western Asia.
:*It includes the periods during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age (roughly 3000 BCE to 330 BCE).
:*Dates before (ca.) 3000 BCE and after 330 BCE are not usually included in the term "ancient Near East":
::*dates before (ca.) 3000 BCE fall into the prehistoric period
::*dates after 330 BCE fall into the Hellenistic period
:*See also:
::*:Category: Ancient Anatolia
::*:Category: Ancient Israel and Judah
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