Ancient Times.Version en ligne The first civilations. par María Ángeles Galindo Barrena 1 EGYPT 2 GREECE 3 ROME They built great pyramids for their pharaohs. They arose near the Nile river. They navigated the Nile river in papyrus boat. They wrote with hieroglyphics. They lived near the Mediterranean Sea. They used ships to travel. They founded colonies. They left us works of art, beautiful stories about their gods called myths and even the Olympics! They introduced democracy in their cities, which means, the ‘government of the people’. They flourished in the area around the Mediterranean Sea. They crossed the Mediterranean Sea to expand their Empire. They lived in our territories for many years. They built very good roads. In the cities, the roads had zebra crossings. They built theatres, temples for their gods and goddesses and houses with many floors.