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River valleys provided a good number of things that helped early civilizations. Settlements within river valleys:

* provided a source of fresh water for early human settlements near the river within the valley;

* provided a source of food such as fish and also for game that came to the river for water;

* provided for a means of transportation when boats were built to allow early civilizations to travel to other settlements and thus trade by barter or by precious metals; and

* provided for irrigation when water from the nearby river could be channeled by digging ditches to fertilize croplands.

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