WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Settlements grew near the river valleys because plenty of water was available there and land was fertile.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Egyptian Civilisation formed on the banks of the River Nile, and the Mesopotamian Civilisation formed on the banks of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. The Indus Valley Civilisation formed on the banks of the Indus river.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleated settlements, or clustered settlements are the ones where the dwellings or buildings are grouped close together. These kinds of settlements are often seen around river valleys or plains.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.