1001 Space Earth Nature History First Civilisations Ancient Egypt Biblical Times Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Chinese, Japanese Civilisations Indian Civilisation African Civilisation The Early Americas The Rise of Islam The Middle Ages The Renaissance Civil War and Revolution The Industrial Revolution Two World Wars 20th-century Achievements Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:*Who built the first houses?*What were hunter-gatherers?What were ziggurats?What did an Iron Age hill fort loo...How do we know about early civilis...When did people start farming?What were stamp seals used for?When was money first used?When was the Iron Age?When did people first learn to write?When did trade start?What sort of weapons did the first...When did cities develop?Who were the Babylonians?When was the Persian Empire? Who built the first houses? Early humans built temporary shelters, but the first permanent houses were built by early farmers in the Middle East about 11,000 years ago. Around that time, at Zawi Chemi Shanidar in the Zagros Mountains, people used river boulders to build some of the earliest houses. Villagers at Zawi Chemi Shanidar in about 9000 B.C. This is one of the earliest settled communities ever found.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: History Chapter: First Civilisations