Classical Era (600 BC - 476 AD) (jan 1, 600 BC – jan 1, 476)

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The Classical era was mainly centered around the civilizations on the Mediterranean Sea and their contributions to world culture.

Modern day civilizations in the west such as countries in Europe, the USA, Canada, and countries in South America are founded on many tenets derived from Ancient Greece and Rome.

Ancient Greece (600 BC to 600 AD) foundation of democracy, philosophy, mathematics, drama, and poetry.

Ancient Rome (753 BC to 476 AD) political power that developed the legal system, irrigation, architecture, city roads, and Christianity.

Persian Empire (550 BC to 330 BC) Middle Eastern empire that practiced Zoroastrianism before Islam and fell to Alexander the Great in 330 BC.

Byzantine Empire (285 AD to 1453 AD) Mediterranean culture that incorporated practices and beliefs from ancient Greece and Rome; the only major power not to fall until after the Renaissance.

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