Outline of ancient history

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient history:

Ancient history – study of recorded human history from the beginning of writing at about 3000 BC until the Early Middle Ages. The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 – 5,500 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform, the oldest form of writing discovered so far. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, currently most Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD or the coming of Islam in 632 AD as the end of ancient history.

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Nature of ancient history

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Ancient history can be described as all of the following:

= Essence of ancient history =

Periodization

Periods in the Ancient Western world

= Ordinal periods =

Ancient history by region

= Ancient geographical regions =

== Ancient Africa ==

== Ancient Asia ==

Ancient Asia

== Ancient Europe ==

Ancient Europe

== Ancient Mediterranean region ==

== Cradles of civilization ==

= Ancient political entities =

== Ancient states ==

=== Ancient states, by era ===

=== Ancient states, by ordinal period ===

= Ancient sites =

= Place these? =

Ancient government and politics

= Ancient law =

Ancient culture

= Ancient architecture =

= Ancient art =

= Ancient cuisine =

= Ancient language =

= Ancient literature =

= Ancient people =

= Ancient philosophy =

= Ancient religion =

Ancient history by subject

Ancient economics and infrastructure

= Ancient agriculture =

Ancient education

Ancient science and technology

= Slavery in ancient times =

= Ancient sport =

= Ancient warfare =

= Wonders of the ancient world =

History of ancient history

Ancient history scholars

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Ancient historical societies

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Ancient themed festivals and recreational events

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Notable people from ancient history

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= Ancient philosophers =

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= Ancient scholars =

See also

References

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