Ancient Civilizations of the Old World 3500 to after 600 BCE. The map shows the spatial and temporal locations of ancient civilizations in the African, Asian, and European continents. Each civilization is color coded by its period of origin (3500-1000 B.C.E, 2100-1000 B.C.E., or After 600 B.C.E.) – October 20, 2022 at 09:06PM