Guatemala is the country that occupies what was once the Maya region. The Maya civilization spread across present-day Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador. Guatemala is known for its rich Mayan heritage, including archaeological sites such as Tikal.
Texas was once an independent country before joining the United States as a state.
The modern countries that include territories of the ancient Maya empire are Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. These countries were once home to the various city-states that made up the Maya civilization.
Sardis is located in present-day Turkey. It was once an ancient city in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor.
Brazil is the only country in the world named after a tree. The country takes its name from the Brazilwood tree, which was once found abundantly in the region and was highly valued for its red dye.
The region historically known as Dacia corresponds to present-day Romania, Moldova, and parts of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Hungary. The modern country of Romania encompasses the majority of the territory that was once part of the ancient region of Dacia.
Iraq occupies Mesopotamia.
Texas was once an independent country before joining the United States as a state.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
No, Kosovo is a region of what was once the larger country of Yugoslavia.
Lebanon and Syria.
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Turkey
Belize was once controlled by the Maya civilization
No, it was the Inca civilization.
The Asia Minor today is called Turkey
The most famous capital of Mesopotamia (or "land between two rivers") was Babylon. At the present time, the country of Iraq occupies what once was the Kingdom of Mesopotamia.
Both Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China are cities and were never once countries. Hong Kongwas once a British Crown Colony until 1997 when authority was passed to the Chinese government. It is currently still a Special Administrative Region.