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Fifteen civilizations
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Each dossier gathers a civilization’s claim, polities, people, turning points and evidence. Seals and landscapes come from the Patterns of Civilization chronicle.
Andean
Ethiopian / Axumite
Greco-Roman
Indus / South Asian
Islamic
Mesoamerican
Mesopotamian
Nile Valley
Persian / Iranian
Sinitic / East Asian
Southeast Asian maritime
Steppe / Central Eurasian
Tibetan
West African / Sahelian
Western / AtlanticArt: Patterns of Civilization chronicle art, made with AI: illustrations, not historical evidence. Entries are drafts preserved from civilization.study. Method and sources.