A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

there was a technological sophistication from these ancient seafarers that rivals much later civilizations. In a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, researchers from Ateneo ...

In contrast, Western Europe faced considerable turmoil ... forming the basis of Swahili civilization. Contributions from the Islamic World: Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī The scholar ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 ... Art of Ancient Greece Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the ...