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Why did all the ancient civilizations owed much to the rivers that flowed through to their lands?
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Nearly Nine thousand years ago, Or around 7000 B.C., People began to settle in a region sandwiched between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Later on, when the Greeks visited that area, they called it "Mesopotamia".
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What rivers did ancient civilizations Indian settle by?
The Indus River
What are the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and eufrates
What are the names of early civilizations and rivers?
The three early river civilizations are the Incas. Aztecs and Mayas
What effect did geography have on the civilizations that arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.
How are mesopotamia and Egypt similar?
They are both ancient civilizations that developed along rivers, developed forms of writing, and supported expanded empires.They were based around rivers, and developed written language.
What two main rivers flowed through ancient mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
Why did all ancient civilizations owe much of their existence to the rivers that flowed through their lands?
Nearly Nine thousand years ago, Or around 7000 B.C., People began to settle in a region sandwiched between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Later on, when the Greeks visited that area, they called it "Mesopotamia".
People in ancient civilizations used what as a trade route to distant lands?
rivers
What rivers did ancient civilizations Indian settle by?
The Indus River
What are the names of early civilizations and rivers?
The three early river civilizations are the Incas. Aztecs and Mayas
What are the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and eufrates
What two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia and also Modern Iraq?
tigris and euphrates
Why did the ancient Egyptians find the river that ran through their country to be mysterious?
The Egyptians thought the river that ran through their country (the River Nile) to be mysterious because,unlike other rivers,it flowed the opposite direction.
Where did most ancient civilizations build there civilizations and why?
Most ancient civilizations built their societies around rivers (ex: Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow, Nile). They did this because rivers are fresh water and supply water to drink as well as for irrigation (agriculture). Food and water supplies are a must for a civilization!
Why did ancient civilizations develope in mesopotamia along the rivers of Tigris and Euphrates?
to protect them from danger
Why did ancient civilizations develop in Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
to protect them from danger
What effect did geography have on the civilizations that arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.
