HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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They were a power source for mechanical devices such as waterwheels.
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They provided a route for transporting goodsto other civilizations.
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They provided a fresh water supply and rich soil for growing food.
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They formed protective barriers around civilizations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rivers were attractive locations for the first civilizations because they provided a steady supply of drinking water and made the land fertile for growing crops. Moreover, goods and people could be transported easily, and the people in these civilizations could fish and hunt the animals that came to drink water.
Detailed explanation-2: -5000 years ago the first civilizations appeared along the banks of large rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq); the River Nile in Egypt; the Indus River in India; and the Yellow and Blue rivers in China. That is why they are called river civilizations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus river valley civilization was considered as one of the most important sources, as the Indus River provided water for the cultivation and trading of goods internationally. “Indus river valley civilization” is one of the most ancient and primitive civilizations in Indian history.
Detailed explanation-4: -The major four river valley civilizations were located along the Indus River, the Yellow River, the Nile River, and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-5: -They built cities and invented forms of writing. They learned to make pottery and use metals. They domesticated animals, and they created fairly complex social structures with class systems.