HISTORY
THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND EGYPT 3200 BC500 BC
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Near the ocean
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Near the mountains
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Near a river
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Near their mother city
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Though each civilization was uniquely different, we can see common patterns amongst these first civilizations since they were all based around rivers. Most notably, these early civilizations were all hydraulic empires.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Mesoamerica, the Olmecs were one of the first civilizations, and major cities later developed in the Valley of Mexico, including Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlán. In North America, the first settled civilizations appeared around the Mississippi River Valley, notably the mound builders of Cahokia.