The oldest mesoamerican civilization is the Olmec civilization
<span>It was Walter Raleigh who got permission from Elizabeth I to establish a colony in North America. It should be noted however that this colony ultimately failed, and it wasn't until Jamestown that a viable colony existed.</span>
Religion and agriculture
Many of the Egyptians' religious observances were centered on their observations of the environment, the Nile and agriculture. They used religion as a way to explain natural phenomena, such as the cyclical flooding of the Nile and agricultural yields.
