SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The prehistoric people settled near the banks of rivers because of the easily available water for irrigation, and the favourable climatic conditions that helped their crops to grow.

Detailed explanation-2: -By about 14, 000 years ago, the first settlements built with stone began to appear, in modern-day Israel and Jordan. The inhabitants, sedentary hunter-gatherers called Natufians, buried their dead in or under their houses, just as Neolithic peoples did after them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The settlements grew near the river valleys as water was available and land was fertile.