Is the history of Egypt earlier than that of China?

The earliest civilization in ancient Egypt originated around 3500 BC, about 5500 years ago. At that time, it was called "the era of Pharaoh (king)". As early as 3300 BC, hieroglyphs appeared in Egypt, and oral literature such as ballads, poems, myths and stories appeared.

The earliest dynasty in ancient China was Xia Dynasty, which was founded in 2070 BC, about 4000 years ago. China's earliest writing is Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which is the product of Shang Dynasty (about BC17th century-BC 1 1 century), about 3600 years ago. At that time, it was used by the rulers of Shang Dynasty to predict good or bad luck and record it. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is nearly 2000 years behind the ancient Egyptian script.

Of course, we can also trace it back to the Xia Dynasty, that is, the Five Emperors era (that is, the Yellow Emperor, Zhuan Xu [zhān xū], Di Ku [kù], Yao and Shun), which was about 2500 BC-2 100 BC, and the earliest was more than 4,500 years ago. This is what we in China often say. But for this source, so far, we only have legends, and archaeology and demonstration are needed in the future. Even so, this age is about 1000 years later than that of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.

In addition to the above-mentioned chronological characteristics, I can also list the differences in "gold content" in architecture, medicine, mathematics and calendar. Limited to space, I won't go into details. In a word, we should admit that ancient Egypt is the earliest known civilization in the world, which is well deserved.