- Greeks were the first to have citizen participation in government.
- First Greek civilization was between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean
- Emerged in about 800 BC
- Europeans were the first to use the plow.
- Stonehenge- large, open-air monument built as a religious center
- Europeans traditionally worshiped warriors. When a leading warrior died, he would be buried with his horse, chariot, and weapons so he could go on fighting in the afterlife.
- Ancient Europeans mostly spoke Indo-European languages
- European barbarians: tribal groups of people and the way of life in Europe around 2500 BC
- By coming in contact with other civilizations (either warlike or peacefully) the barbarians began adapting their way of life
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