SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia was one of the earliest river valley civilizations, starting to form around 4000 BCE. The civilization was created after regular trading started relationships between multiple cities and states around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution: In the early ages of human existence, the greatest civilisations existed near the river valleys. The rivers acted as a reliable source of water for agriculture and other human needs. The land beside the river was very fertile which facilitated agriculture, hence fulfilled the need of surplus food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia (what is now Iraq) and later in Egypt. Civilizations thrived in the Indus Valley by about 2500 B.C.E., in China by about 1500 B.C.E. and in Central America (what is now Mexico) by about 1200 B.C.E. Civilizations ultimately developed on every continent except Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-4: -Early river valley civilizations arose in Mesopotamia, EGYPT, the INDUS RIVER Valley, and CHINA. Earlier agricultural societies (8, 000 to 13, 000 years ago) were largely subsistence cultures. The river civilizations had food enough to provide for classes of people other than just farmers.