It is usually accepted that Mesopotamia is the earliest knows civilization.
The Sumers were the first empire in the history, in Mesopotamia, but there was a civilization in Mesopotamia before them.
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In this letter to “Friends and Citizens,” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic.
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England protected them during the French and Indian war