That’s based on what we found of once humans started writing. Civilisation have been going on long before that. Many cultures like Hindus preferred oral methods

That’s based on what we found of once humans started writing. Civilisation have been going on long before that. Many cultures like Hindus preferred oral methods to written books so no single person/object has the power. Having said that. China did give the world lot of things and I respect them food it.