2: Ancient Worlds Last updated Feb 12, 2025 Save as PDF 1.2.2: Why study the humanities? 2.1: Introduction Page ID310797 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 2.1: Introduction2.2: Early Civilizations2.2.1: Venus of Willendorf2.3: Ancient Mesopotamia2.4: Ancient Egypt2.5: North Africa’s Mediterranean and Trans-Saharan Connections2.6: The Persian Empire2.7: The Hebrews2.8: Ancient China2.9: Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia2.10: Vedic India to the Fall of the Maurya Empire2.11: Early Cultures and Civilizations in the Americas