There are many different definitions for the word civilization, and with that comes the many different perceptions many people will have.
The oldest set of homo-sapien bones found in the world was found in Morocco, Africa, and those bones date as far back as around 300,000 years ago. So that means there is a lot of history between the first civilization and the beginning of homo-sapiens. Keep in mind that there were cities like Eridu in ancient Mesopotamia that were considered being built around 5400 B.C., before the Sumerian civilization, the founders of the first civilization.
If Eridu was built before what is considered the first civilization, then how many more cities, big or small that were built between 300,000 years ago to around 3000 B.C.?
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