A major first civilization that emerged in southern mesopotamia around 3500
b.c.e. to 3000
b.c.e. this civilization likely gave rise to the world's earliest written language, which was used initially by officials to record the goods received by various temples.
I believe the answer in Sumer. Sumer was the first great civilization in Mesopotamia. It also established Cuneiform, which is one of the world's first written languages.
