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Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The importance of river valleys to ancient civilizations

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The earliest cultures that can be called civilizations in the true sense of the word were located in river valleys. These river valleys provided the conditions necessary for civilizations to begin and to be maintained. They contained the requisite numbers of people necessary to form cities. The rivers themselves provided water, transportation, communication links, and a steady supply of fertile soil for agriculture. In fact, it could be said that river valleys were not merely important to early civilizations, but were, in fact, a necessary prerequisite to their existence. First and foremos...

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