Early Civilizations
India
1500 BCE to 550 CE.
hot and dry, hot and wet, and cool and dry seasons.
Celts
700 BC to 400 CE.
Landscape:rolling hills, fertile river valleys, and dense forests.
Climete:temperate with cool winters and mild summers.
Aztecs
1325 and 1521.
Landscap:high mountains and surrounded by lakes.
Climate:mild.
Mesopotamia
8000–2000 BC.
Landscap:a desert area locked between two rivers, with mountains to the north and marshes to the south.
semi-arid, with hot summers and sporadic rain.
Rome
753–509 BC.
Landscape:a group of hills, traditionally counted as seven.
Climate:cool summers and mild, rainy winters.
Greece
1200 bc-323 bc
Landscap:mainly mountainous landscape, with the Pindus Mountains and Mount Olympus, surrounded by water on three sides by the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea
Climetehot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
Egypt
3100 BC-332 BC.
Deserts and Valleys.
a hot, dry desert climate with very little rainfall.
Mayans
2000 CE-950 CE.
Landscape:A low-lying karstic plain stretching from Campeche in Mexico through northern Guatemala and into northwestern Honduras.
Climate:Abnormally wet weather.
Incas
began in 1438 1533 BC.
Landscape: featured large open valleys, deep canyons, high plateaus, coastal valleys, and deserts.
Climate:warm and temperate. Rainfall was regular even during the sultriest of the year. Average annual temperature is 20.2 C while the average annual rainfall is 1351 mm.
Vikings
800 CE to 1050 CE.
rocky and infertile.
often cold with long winters.
China
6,000 CE-1750 CE.
Landscape:dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and impassable mountains to the south.
Climate:The northern regions experienced harsh winters and hot summers, while the south enjoyed a subtropical climate with abundant rainfall.
