The First Country in the World Turns Out to be in the East?

YOGYAKARTA - The answer from the first country in the world is dependent on how the size you want to use. The country can refer to a political structure of a province, but can also refer to a civilization. There are many opinions that state where the first country that was successfully formed. To get the answer, read the following article.

In a writing entitled Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt: The Beginning of the World Civilization written by Mustofa Umar in the Journal el-Harakah (2009) it is said that the first state system first appeared in the areas in the Tigris-Euphrates valley region. This location refers to the Middle East region which is currently included in the territory of the modern Iraqi state.

In the Tigris-Euphrates valley region at that time, independent political units had emerged and had established formal international relations.

Meanwhile, in the book entitled History of Idols and Traces of Risalah: Religious Deviation and Ancient Beliefs from Monotheism to Polytheism written by Wisnu Tanggap Prabowo explains that the first recorded civilization is Egypt.

The Egyptian nation was recorded as able to unite under one umbrella of power, while other regions are still fragmented into smaller entities than the state. This information is also in line with the many opinions that say that the Egyptian nation is the oldest nation in the world.

In the book entitled History of the World's Perdaban I written by Dra. Susmihara, M.Pd., it is explained that before Egypt formed a state, they were divided into small kingdoms which in Greek language were called Nomen. As time went on, the kingdoms were later united into a large state.

Meanwhile, the political history in Egypt originally came from communities in villages as small kingdoms. From these small villages, it then developed into a city, then was united again into a kingdom, namely Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt. Then a ruler named Menes managed to unite the two kingdoms into one great Egyptian kingdom.

In addition to Egypt, there is also an opinion that India is one of the oldest countries in the world. The first Indian civilization is said to have emerged around 3300 BC in the Indus Valley. Although civilization began to form, the Indian nation only really existed in 1500-600 BC, namely in the Vedic period.

The civilization in the Indus Valley was apparently related to the colony in Afghanistan. Interestingly, in 3000 BC the colony founded a city called Mundigak which is near Kandahar. The civilization in Afghanistan only really developed after the semi-nomadic Central Asians came and settled in the area.

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