The most important element for survival is water. We can survive days on water alone if food were not available. Therefore, settling near water was/is necessary.
The Meditterainian Sea
The surrounding land was more difficult to cultivate
The surrounding land was more difficult to cultivate
The Kalinagos and Tainos loved settling in areas around the water bodies.
The surrounding land was more difficult to cultivate
Transporting goods over long distances. (apex)
Mesoamerica is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to the east. These bodies of water have played a significant role in the historical development and trade of Mesoamerican civilizations.
All civilizations started out as nomads. These nomads settled near sources of fresh water, so they could grow crops and have a water supply for there livestock and themselves. Civilizations never started in areas without water because they would most likely die out. example: no cities have ever lived in the middle of the Sahara desert. The only exception was the Eygptian civilization who settled along the Nile River.
Mycenaean trade routes crossed bodies of water such as the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea. They used ships to transport goods and conduct trade with various civilizations in the region.
they settled near water because they needed water for the crops and for the irrigation system.
Bodies of water, rivers, lakes. Essential for agriculture, food source, human life, transportation,
They would probably have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.