AH Challenge: The Amazonian Society in Classical Times

First Choice

The home of the warlike Amazons was never a fantasy world for the ancient Greeks, but was quite definite. It was the country at the mouth of the river Thermodon in Northern Turkey. Today the name of this river is rather the same - Terme Çay.

For Caucasian Amazon Empire
With a POD set around 800 B.C.: Basically stating if fairy primitive female society of Northen Turkey became more adapted an didnot die out and matured much as The Minoan-Myceanaen Civilizations did. Points shall be awarded for

-Plausibility
-The length of the society's existance (the longer the better)
-The power and influence of the society.

Second Choice

though most of the ancient Greek writers report on the Amazons that they once had lived at the river Thermodon in Northern Turkey, beside it there is a tradition that Amazons once had existed in Libya in Northern Africa.In the infertile country at the Hoggar mountains deep in the Sahara desert there live the last remains of the Tuareg people.

For African Amazons

With an POD set aroud 800 B.C., That Bascically states WI: The Taureg/Berber Women would had established an powerful civilaztion in north Africa that would almost rival The splendour of Egypt and other East african Kingdoms. Points shall be Awarded For.

-Plausibility
-The length of the society's existance (the longer the better)
-The power and influence of the society.

For further Information on Amazon Research....go to these links. http://www.net4you.co.at/users/poellauerg/Amazons/ and http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1582/amazons.html are pretty helpful.
 
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