Question

Name THREE important rivers that contributed to the development of ancient civilization

Answer 1

Answer:

Civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. Also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. This allowed them to support farming.

• This is especially true of the Nile River, which flooded the same time each year
• the Mesopotamians in the Fertile Crescent on the Tigris/Euphrates rivers
• the Ancient Chinese on the Yellow River
• Ancient India on the Indus River

Answer 2

Answer:

Civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. Also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. This allowed them to support farming.