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Five main reasons civilization settled near water was for food and water, protection, transportation/trading (of goods), fertile soil was available and the water could have been used for bathing.

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Q: Why did the early civilizations of mesopotamia settle near rivers?
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Which rivers did early civilizations start from?

Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates. Indus River


Where were the civilizations of mesopotamia located?

The early settlements of Mesopotamia were in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.


What first ability allowed early civilizations to develop in Mesopotamia?

the ability to farm (great soil due to floods) and travel (river+boat=....) between the two rivers.


What are the names of early civilizations and rivers?

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What civilizations influenced the Minoans?

Early Egypt and Mesopotamia.


What rivers did early civilizations first settle near?

Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Hwang Ho, Yangtse.


In which four rivers valleys did early civilizations?

Early civilizations emerged between the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, and (sorry, blanking out out on the fourth...) Rivers.


How did the geography of Mesopotamia contribute to the development of early civilizations?

Mesopotamia was in an area that was harsh and unpredictable. There was floods


What rivers provide for these early civilizations?

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Where were the early river valley civilization developed?

The earliest civilizations known, where developed along the river valleys of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It even says in the Bible the the garden of Eden was near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The Mesopotamia, was one of the earliest civilizations, and they were based off of those two rivers too.


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Who did the early Indian civilizations at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa carried on trade with?

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