HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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The surrounding desert made travel easier
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They used the rivers as transportation
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They could only travel south on the rivers
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The cities were spread too far apart for trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sail allowed for faster movement of boats which aided in trade between the civilizations on the Mediterranean sea. During ancient times these advancements were spread throughout the river valleys as a result of war, migration of people and trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -To provide water, they dug irrigation ditches that carried river water to their fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops. For defense, they built city walls with mud bricks. Sumerians traded their grain, cloth, and crafted tools with the peoples of the mountains and the desert.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A river gives the inhabitants a reliable source of water for drinking and agriculture. Additional benefits include fishing, fertile soil due to annual flooding, and ease of transportation. The first great civilizations, such as those in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, all grew up in river valleys.