Mayans Civilization, Culture Empire HISTORY Apr , Cities of Stone The Classic Maya, A.D The Classic Period, which began around A.D , was the golden age of the Maya Empire Classic Maya civilization grew to some cities Civilization World History Encyclopedia Dec , The meaning of the term civilization has changed several times during its history, and even today it is used in several ways It is commonly used to describe human societies with a high level of cultural and technological development, as opposed to what many consider to be less advanced societies. Persian Empire HISTORY Jan , It united under one government three important sites of early human civilization in the ancient world Mesopotamia, Egypt s Nile Valley and India s Indus Valley. Maya Civilization World History Encyclopedia Jul , The Zapotec Period BCE CE In the region surrounding modern day Oaxaca, the cultural center now known as Monte Alban was founded which became the capital of the Zapotec kingdom The Zapotecs were clearly influenced by or, perhaps, related to the Olmecs and, through them, some of the most important cultural elements of the region were Minoan civilization History, Location, Facts Britannica Minoan civilization, Bronze Age civilization of Crete that flourished from about bce to about bce Its name derives from Minos, either a dynastic title or the name of a particular ruler of Crete who has a place in Greek legend A brief treatment of Minoan civilization follows For full treatment, see Aegean civilizations Crete became the foremost site of Bronze Age Western Civilization Roots, History and Culture TimeMaps Western civilization arose in Europe, and then spread across the world As it grew geographically scope, it became an increasingly dominant strand in world history to the extent that the histories of every civilization and region of the world was impacted by it in a profound way Contents The Roots of Western civilization Early Modern Europe