China's earliest civilizations developed in the fertile river valleys of the Yellow River (Huang He) and the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). The Yellow River Valley, in particular, is often considered the cradle of Chinese civilization, where the Neolithic cultures like the Yangshao and Longshan emerged. These regions provided the necessary resources for agriculture, leading to the rise of early states and dynasties.
The earliest civilizations developed in regions where agriculture was practiced. The first civilizations emerged in the fertile crescent region of Mesopotamia with the rise of the Sumerian peoples in the 4th millennium BCE.
In the Mesopotamian region, largely in the region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers intersect.
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Mesopotamia
It marked the beginning of the earliest 'settled' civilizations in the region between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, Mesopotamia and the Sumerian empire, some 5,500 years ago.
Mesopotamia translates to "land between two rivers" in Greek, referring to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where one of the earliest civilizations developed.
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The earliest farmers lived in the North Region.
Those are the two rivers in what is now Iraq, which in earlier historical times defined the region of Mesopotamia, which was the site of the earliest civilizations, and which was extremely influential in the evolution of human culture as we know it today.
In the Shandong region in china
The Olmecs were one of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations known for building the first cities in the region. They were skilled builders and constructed impressive stone monuments and pyramids in areas that are now modern-day Mexico.