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Q: Why did prehistoric people often settle for periods of time along rivers?
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What is prehistoric forms of life?

Forms of life from the past, e.g dinosaurs.


Which two rivers did people in Mesopotamia settle near?

tigris and euphrates rivers


What did the worlds first people settle along?

Rivers


Why did people who migrated to the west usually settle settle near rivers?

Settling next to rivers gave them water for crops, drinking, etc.


Where did the people of Mesopotamia tend to settle?

The people of Mesopotamia had a tendency to settle along waterways and rivers. This is what was known as the river valley concept of these people.


Did people first settle by oceans or by rivers?

probably both probably both


What incentive to people have to settle near a river?

The land near rivers has fertile soil.


What two rivers did the ancient people of china settle along?

hang he river and yeallow river


What geographical features influence where people live?

People usually settle where there is good climate, good soil, and water. People will settle near rivers but cataracts, mountains, and deserts will prove barriers to settlers.


How did agriculture benefit prehistoric people's lives?

It enables them to stop hunter gathering and settle down into social communities, freeing some people to think about art, science and community.


What two major rivers did many of the Mound Builders settle?

in the chinook, and azui rivers


How do swans get to rivers do people put them by the rivers?

Swans fly, usually in pairs. Swans mate for life. They often settle in one area and return to it year after year. But the short answer is, people don't have to "put" them there. They fly.