world history

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Ancient civilization : Development along the river valleys

Over the Years River valleys have been credited to be the basement of the current civilizations . This has been due to the recurrent facts that major civilizations have been traced to the main river valleys in the world . During the Bronze Age when copper and bronze tools were developed , it became easier to clear forests and establishes canals as well as makes permanent settlements in these regions (Crozier , 2008 The major

river valleys civilizations were Egypt along River Nile Harappa along River Indus , Mesopotamia along River Tigris and Euphrates and China along River Hwang Ho (Wells , 2008 . The following discussion gives a clear account on the major reasons why these civilizations were located along the river valleys

Ample supply of water to the settlements

During the bronze age , it is clear that man had began to settle in different regions therefore requiring ample supply of water and other life support materials . In all the ancient world civilizations water ensured the survival of the people and their latter development . With vast domestication of animals and high demand for irrigation by the fast growing populations , water was of great importance . Therefore , it was easy to concentrate on major development after supply of food was guaranteed (Kirkpatrick , 2002 . In Egypt , agriculture proliferated and the region developed in spite of the surrounding hot deserts

Fertility of the lands along the rivers

With technology to enhance soil fertility being...