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 === Mesopotamia ===
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-<<ref>History of the British Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/the_museums_story/general_history.aspx </ref>
+<ref>History of the British Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/the_museums_story/general_history.aspx </ref>
 Mesopotamia, also known as the land between two rivers, rose and fell from 6000-1500 BC. It was located between both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and was one of the first civilizations to settle in small agricultural groups and grow into larger city states. There were many new inventions created, such as a form of writing, new technology, and artistry. The different groups that existed in this region included the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians and they all contained their own unique cultures and created a very diverse region.
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 The British Museum holds one of the largest, and most extensive, collection of Egyptian artifacts, many of which are statues. A significant portion of this collection is located on the first floor and is comprised of statues. With most of them being made from stone, mainly granodiorite and quartzite. The statues depict important figures from Egyptian history, including Ramesses II, Amenhotep III, as well as Gods. The museum also contains sarcophagi made for various leaders. In the second floor gallery, mummies lying within their sarcophagus are on display; these sarcophagi are much more decorated, containing both paintings and carvings rather than just the carvings, then the stone ones below. One exhibit focuses on the [[Tomb-chapel of Nebamun]] which houses Nebamun, a wealthy accountant.
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 Image:RamessesII.jpg|"Ramesses II"
 Image:Mummies.jpg|"Some of the mummies"

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 The Lombards were a Germanic people, residing in southern Scandinavia, migrating further south until reaching Italy. They conquered the area, which was devastated after the Gothic War between the Ostrogoths and the Byzantine Empire. For two centuries they ruled a large part of Italy, save for territories the Byzantines were able to hold on to, like Rome and Ravenna. However, as time went on, they gradually began adopting Byzantine traditions, including practicing Christianity.

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 ====The Mayans====
 They began in what is now Mexico but expanded to Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. By the early centuries populations, leading to the growth of Classic Maya city states ruled by competing dynasties.
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 ====The Aztecs and Mixtecs====
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+The Term Aztec has been used since early colonial times to refer to the peoples settled around Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. Most poweful among these was the ethnic group known as the Mexica, from whom modern Mexico takes its name.
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 ====The Olmecs====
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+Olmec culture finds its highest expression in what is known as the Olmec heartland on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. In this lowland, riverine setting,well-planned political and ceremonial centres such as San Lorenzo, Tres Zapotes, Laguna de los Cerroes and La Venta emerged in the late second millenium BC...
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 ===Mexico===
 In this gallery we can find it divided into sections that identify how it was geographically. Each region has a different culture that flourished in Mexico from about 2000 BC up to the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century.