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Because it's the civilization with continuous recorded and archaeologically defined history which can be traced back beyond all others on earth.

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No, Mesopotamia was earlier, but China did have many technological and societal advancements long before other places.

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It is the oldest civilization in the world.

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China is sometimes called the cradle of civilization because the first signs of civilization date to about 5,000 years back and made many breakthroughs before the rest of the world did.

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Why is China considered as one of the cradles of civilization? What was its contibution to Arts?

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