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 Asia
• Category: Ancient Anatolia
• Category: Ancient Egypt
• Category: Ancient Israel and Judah
• Category: Ancient Persia

The main article for this category is Ancient Near East.

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