People may have settled along rivers because these were a source of food and fresh water for both human beings and animals.As agricultural developed rivers supplied water for growing crops and raising livestock.
River valleys provided fertile land for agriculture, reliable water sources for irrigation, transportation, and trade. These factors allowed for the development of surplus food production, which led to population growth, social organization, and the establishment of complex societies.
Copper mining dates back over 10,000 years to ancient civilizations such as the Mesopotamians and Egyptians. The first evidence of organized copper mining comes from the early Bronze Age around 4500 BCE in regions like Turkey and Serbia.
Rice cultivation originated in ancient China along the Yangtze River basin around 6000 BC. Chinese farmers developed sophisticated techniques for growing and cultivating rice, which eventually spread to other parts of Asia and the world.
The use of forks dates back to ancient Egypt around 4th century BC, while spoons have been used for thousands of years in various civilizations. The widespread use of both utensils began in Europe during the Middle Ages.
People started building with brick over 5000 years ago in ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. Bricks were initially made by sun drying mud or clay, and the process evolved to firing them in kilns for increased durability.
Charles Sturt began his explorations in Australia in 1828, setting out to find the inland sea that was believed to exist in the middle of the continent. Over the course of several expeditions, Sturt made significant contributions to the mapping and understanding of central Australia.
To get going, peoples need to do more than just toil for a living. The river valleys were so productive that there was a surplus of food, and resources could be diverted to developing infrastructure and culture.
Civilisation can only begin when there is enough prosperity to provide a surplus of produce to divert after providing subsistence. The river valleys were fertile and well watered enough to produce this surplus.
In the Yellow and Yangtze river valleys
..The main reason the ancient civilizations began along river valleys is.
Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates. Indus River
Sumarians
The fertile crescent was a land abounding in natural fruits and pastures, especially in the earliest time. Many people were being forced from the north by severe winters and slowly the rich valleys of Mesopotamia became their home.
The first civilizations were formed in Mesopotamia and Egypt. These civilizations formed near rivers and benefited from the nearby fertile land.
First civilization developed with the greeks.
Way back when one of the first civilizations called Sumer invented the cuneiform-- their writing system.
The environment provided a surplus of food so resources could be diverted from just surviving to more advanced culture.
the civilizations started by pooping to invent a toilet