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Jericho was first developed- due to the easily accessible water that came from the Jordan River, and the natural wall that was created that they built up for protection from the mountains.

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Olmec prospered in pre-classical mesoamerica - 1st major civilization mexico.

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Olmec's population sharply declined. (there is no clear reason why)

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The ancient civilization of Ghana "rose to prominence in west Africa"(Big History Project)->Thanks to the wealth the land provided in other words the gold that was constantly being discovered

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The Arabs moved to Northwest Africa and Egypt which led to the ancient civilization Ghana grow even richer due trade intensifying.

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Jericho created mud brick homes  and began to domesticate sheep.
-Farming implement(sickle blades, axes, and grindstone)
-eating vessels(dishes and bowls made from limestone)
-wearing textiles(spinning whools and loom weights)

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Jericho was destroyed, according to the bible Jericho was destroyed due to battle fought by the realities.

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Jericho had rose again under the Assyrians led by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar who sent innocent people into exile, who were later released by the Persian King Cyrus the Great->Jericho became a administrative center for the Persians->Jericho then became a private estate for Alexander the Great.------------Both Alexander and Cyrus the Great were drawn to Jericho due to their resources/ environment.

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Ghana prospering and they were very rich and wealthy

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The ancient civilization of Ghana had become an empire

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Jericho flourished and prospered under the ruling of King Herod the Great.

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FALL-Ghana’s power was first challenged by the Almoravids. RISE-However the Ghana Empire managed to fend off the Almoravids, who in the next century went into decline

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Ghana had devastatingly came to and end, many say it was due to climate change and as a result no more gold was being discovered.