Rivers meant a readily available source of water and people chose to live near the rivers. So most of the town essentials and administrative offices were situated around the peoples' homes. Rivers also meant a good route for trade. So, early civilizations evolved near rivers.
Look at the basque region between S. France and N. Spain. Hope that's what you meant. :)
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
the amount of sediment a river is carrying during flow
If you meant Sophocles, he was an ancient Greece playwright
Poetry. In ancient china, poetry meant communication, inspiration, and, yes, literature.
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Absolutely nothing. The pineapple did not exist in ancient Egypt and the ancient Egyptian language has no word for that fruit.
Ancient usually means eons old. Sometimes when a person is called ancient it is meant that they are old and not up with times.
MN is in the Midwest region if that's what you meant
Trees and forest Aquatic biodiversity
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