The deserts acted as a natural protection from invaders.
Mesopotamia was isolated due to be surrounded by mountains and desert. Because of this civilization could only develop around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Gobi desert and the Himalayas.
irrigation..
Because they needed to be close to the Nile as a source of water and life, the alternative being the desert.
hungarians
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That surge of water and nutrients turned the Nile Valley into productive farmland, and made it possible for Egyptian civilization to develop in the midst of a desert.
The early civilization most directly influenced by the Tigris River, Zagros Mountains, and Syrian Desert was the ancient Mesopotamian civilization. The Tigris River provided water for irrigation, the Zagros Mountains acted as a natural barrier for protection, and the Syrian Desert limited the civilization's expansion in certain directions. These geographical features shaped the development and prosperity of Mesopotamia.
The River Valley Civilization in Egypt is located near the Nile River. The nearest mountain range to this region is the Eastern Desert, while the nearest desert is the Western Desert. Both of these geographical features have played an important role in the history and development of ancient Egypt.
The Negev Desert
Mesopotamia was isolated due to be surrounded by mountains and desert. Because of this civilization could only develop around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Thar Desert is probably the most densely populated desert on earth.
Deserts were deserts.
It would have been impossible to support a civilization the size of Ancient Egypt in the desert, for one they couldn't grow food to feed the population and two there were no significant water resources from which to draw from. Therefore they stuck to their life line on the Nile River.
Water is life. Water grows food and hydrates people. A civilization would not be started in a desert, because there is no water.
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Well . . . where else would it develop? The nile is the only source of water large enough to sustain a large civilization. Seeing as how everywhere else is desert and all.