<Dt> 3000 BC--476 AD </Dt> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Ancient Near East </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna Period, showing the great powers of the period . <Table> <Tr> <Td> Ancient Egypt Hittite Empire Kassites </Td> <Td> Assyria Mitanni Achaean / Mycenaean </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Ancient Near East </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Map of the ancient Near East during the Amarna Period, showing the great powers of the period . <Table> <Tr> <Td> Ancient Egypt Hittite Empire Kassites </Td> <Td> Assyria Mitanni Achaean / Mycenaean </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

Where were the first civilizations and what were their names