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Settlement on productive land enabled a surplus of food which enabled the development of civilisation .
a river valley civilization is a settlement made next to river is a river valley civilization
If you mean generally, then a city is a settlement, usually quite large, which is permanent. Civilization is a stage of development in human society, characterized by advanced agriculture, long-distance trade and division of labour. A civilization may also have a writing, a currency, a tort-based legal system, distinct and/or prominent culture etc.
The Harappa civilization, part of the Indus Valley Civilization, flourished near the Indus River and its tributaries, primarily the Ravi and the Ghaggar-Hakra rivers. The Indus River provided essential water resources for agriculture and trade, while the tributaries supported the settlement and development of urban centers in the region. These rivers played a crucial role in the civilization's prosperity and cultural exchanges.
diseases and death to most of the Incan civilization.
It is assumed that sumer developed what we call civilization from 5000 before Christ on. It started with a high developed agriculture, division of labour. Based on a high productivity settlement was possible while people before were migrating. The later on development of writing is as well assumed to be a sumerian invention.
I think that waterways affect our settlement and development because its harder for Canada to cross over to the United States.
the development of agriculture
Agriculture allowed for a stable food supply and surplus production, enabling population growth and permanent settlement. Metal-working provided tools, weapons, and technology that supported agricultural practices and contributed to the development of specialized skills and trade networks within civilizations.
Farming and domestication does not always lead to farming but it can. If and when a group of people start to farm and domesticate plants and also animals then that is an indication of settlement. Further development of the settlement because of agriculture (farming and the domestication of plants) can potentially lead to a civilization.
The Olmec had died out long before European settlement.
The Harappan settlement originally spread out from the Indus River to the base of the Ganges, but never settled on its bank. The Indian civilization was the first true settlement near the Ganges basin. The culture was known as the Indo-Aryan people.