HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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Water sources enabled the migration of hunter-gatherers.
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Waterways increased trade among distant peoples.
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Fertile soil allowed humans to develop agriculture.
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Governments were created to control fertile land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first civilizations appeared in major river valleys, where floodplains contained rich soil and the rivers provided irrigation for crops and a means of transportation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which characteristic did the early civilizations that developed along the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates and the Huang He (Yellow River) have in common? They were all dependent on the flooding cycle.
Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first civilization developed in the Indus Valley because the Indus river system brings a steady source of irrigation water to the Indus Valley that made farming in this otherwise dry region possible. Regular river flooding also deposited fertile soil that was good for crops.
Detailed explanation-4: -Civilization was possible in Mesopotamia because of the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This left a fertile layer of soil for crops and provided food for early settlements.