Tigris and Euphrates
Which modern countries are where the ancient civilisations were?
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are the four modern countries that have territory from Ancient Palestine.
Egypt and Northern Sudan
The Ancient Near East is not a country, but a general area that often extends from what we now call the Middle East to Egypt. Here you'll find an introduction, links, and a picture to go with ancient countries and peoples around the Fertile Crescent.
Modern people call the language of ancient Greece Ancient Greek.
Which modern countries are where the ancient civilisations were?
Ancient Thrace corresponds to an area that today would cover Southern Bulgaria, North Eastern Greece and European Turkey.
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Present Day Iraq
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon , Syria and Israel
Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are the four modern countries that have territory from Ancient Palestine.
Gallium corresponds to eka-aluminum on the modern periodic table.
Gilbert Dyer has written: 'Vulgar errors, ancient and modern, attributed as imports to the proper names ..' 'Vulgar errors, ancient and modern, attributed as imports to the proper names of the globe clearly ascertained' -- subject(s): Geographical Names, Historical geography, Itinerarium Antonini, Names, Geographical
Ancient Rome no longer exists and therefore owns no countries today. Ancient Rome ended in the 5th century. Now there is modern Rome which is the capital of Italy.
Egypt and Northern Sudan
After World War I Britain acquired the following countries as League of Nations mandates (after 1945, United Nations trust territories): * Tanganyika (corresponds to present day Tanzania but without Zanzibar) * Camerun (part only) * Togo (part only) * Iraq (independent in 1932) * Palestine (corresponds roughly to present day Israel and the West Bank/Occupied Territories) * Transjordan (corresponds to modern Jordan)
from Wikipedia :Aristotle proposed a fifth element, aether, in addition to the four proposed earlier by Empedocles.Earth, which is cold and dry; this corresponds to the modern idea of a solid.Water, which is cold and wet; this corresponds to the modern idea of a liquid.Air, which is hot and wet; this corresponds to the modern idea of a gas.Fire, which is hot and dry; this corresponds to the modern idea of heat.Aether, which is the divine substance that makes up the heavenly spheres and heavenly bodies (stars and planets).