Independent city-states were established, providing the amenities necessary for the growth of civilised society.
Their civilization has the earliest known example of an alphabet and writing that influenced the Hebrews and the Greeks.
The earliest civilization in the Middle East were the Sumerians. They had a major empire in the Mesopotamian Crescent about 2500 BC.
i thinks Olmec civilization is earliest civilization
Cuneiform writing was used by the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. It consisted of wedge-shaped characters impressed on clay tablets and was the earliest known form of writing.
sumerian
Sumerian A+nick
The Mesopotamian Plain is located in modern-day Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It stretches from the Persian Gulf in the south to the northern regions of Iraq. This fertile plain is often referred to as the cradle of civilization, as it is where some of the world's earliest civilizations, such as Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon, emerged.
Olmec
If you mean the earliest civilization, it is the maori.
Mycenaean.
minoans
minoans