False. The first civilizations in Asia and Africa did not practice monotheism, but rather practiced various forms of polytheism, animism, and ancestor worship. Some of the earliest civilizations in these regions include ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley civilization, and the Shang Dynasty in China, all of which had polytheistic belief systems. It was only later, with the rise of religions like Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism, that monotheistic and henotheistic beliefs gained prominence in these regions.
