Nearly Nine thousand years ago, Or around 7000 B.C., People began to settle in a region sandwiched between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Later on, when the Greeks visited that area, they called it "Mesopotamia".
The Indus River
The three early river civilizations are the Incas. Aztecs and Mayas
The Tigris and eufrates
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.
They are both ancient civilizations that developed along rivers, developed forms of writing, and supported expanded empires.They were based around rivers, and developed written language.
The Tigris and Euphrates.
Nearly Nine thousand years ago, Or around 7000 B.C., People began to settle in a region sandwiched between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Later on, when the Greeks visited that area, they called it "Mesopotamia".
rivers
The Indus River
The three early river civilizations are the Incas. Aztecs and Mayas
The Tigris and eufrates
tigris and euphrates
The Egyptians thought the river that ran through their country (the River Nile) to be mysterious because,unlike other rivers,it flowed the opposite direction.
Most ancient civilizations built their societies around rivers (ex: Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow, Nile). They did this because rivers are fresh water and supply water to drink as well as for irrigation (agriculture). Food and water supplies are a must for a civilization!
to protect them from danger
to protect them from danger
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.