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In Prehistory 445,000 years ago: Led by Enki, a son of Anu, the Anunnaki land on Earth, establish Eridu--Earth Station I--for extracting gold from the waters of the Persian Gulf. Kingship set up on Earth then.
Mesopotamia
Civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia (what is now Iraq) and later in Egypt. Civilizations thrived in the Indus Valley by about 2500 BCE, in China by about 1500 BCE and in Central America (what is now Mexico) by about 1200 BCE. Civilizations ultimately developed on every continent except Antarctica.
What are the 4 oldest civilization?
The four oldest civilizations are Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and China as they provided the basis for continuous cultural development in the same geographic location.
King of Babylon Hammurabi (unknown–1750 B.C.), crowned king of Babylon around 1792 B.C., was both an avid warrior and a shrewd administrator who honored the traditions of Sumer, Akkad, and other lands he brought under his authority.
