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The coastal periphery was the first to be home to civilization, with each of the three regions developing early civilizations around fertile river valleys. The civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Yangtze shared many similarities and likely exchange technologies and ideas such as mathematics, the wheel. Other notions such as that of writing likely developed individually in each area.

The steppe region had long been inhabited by mounted nomads, and from the central steppes they could reach all areas of the Asian continent. The earliest known such central expansion out of the steppe is that of the Indo-Europeans which spread their languages into the Middle East, India, and in the Tocharians to the borders of China.

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  • History of SumerSumer (or Shumer Sumeria Shinar, native ki-en-gir formed the southern part of Mesopotamia from the time of settlement by the Sumerians until the time of Babylonia. Sumerian cuneiform script may pre-date any other form of writing, and dates to no later tha
  • History of SyriaArchaeologists have demonstrated that Syria was the center of one of the most ancient civilizations on earth. Around the excavated city of Ebla in northern Syria, discovered in 1975, a great Semitic empire spread from the Red Sea north to Turkey and east
• History of South AsiaThis article is about the History of South Asia . The territory of South Asia has been the home of many civilizations both ancient and modern. It is one of the cradles of civilization and one of the longest continuous civilizations in the world. Pre histo
  • History of AfghanistanThis article is the top of the History of Afghanistan series. Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan Islamic conquest of Afghanistan Durrani Empire European influence in Afghanistan Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah Da
  • History of BangladeshThis is the history of Bangladesh. See also the history of South Asia, history of Asia, and history of present-day nations and states. The area which is now Bangladesh has a rich historical and cultural past, combining Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Mongol/Mughul
  • History of BhutanThe history of Bhutan Prehistory Archeological finds suggest the mountain valleys of Bhutan have been inhabited for several thousand years. The Bhutanese are related to the Tibetans to the north, sharing physical, linguistic, and cultural traits, indicati
  • History of IndiaPrehistory The prehistory of India goes back to the old Stone age ( Palaeolithic). While India lies at the eastern limit of the hand axe distribution, there are numerous Acheulean findspots. Hathnora, in the Narmada Valley has produced hominid remains of
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See also:

• Imperialism in Asia
• History by continent
• History of Eurasia