Before a group of people can start to develop a writing system and other markers of a civilization, what must they first have?

judaism, christianity and islam, are all abrahamic religions and therefore have in common the hebrew idea of a single god which is the source of all morality. the idea of the covenant is only related to judaism, while dharma is a concept of indian religions and the four noble truths are basic principles of buddhism.

russia because it is the biggest state