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What characterized the world's first civilizations and where did they develop?
art, goverment and culture is what characterizes a civilization, they developed in the fertile cresent [the land between the two rivers].
Where did the worlds first civilization develop?
Mesopotamia
Where did most major civilizations develop?
The Nile River Valley was the seed of civilization. +++ I don't think the Ancient Egyptians were the first - e.g., China!
Which statement best explains how classical civilizations developed out of the first agricultural societies?
the improvement in productivity in early agricultural societies enabled more complex societies to develop
Which geographic characteristic most directly contributed to the development of the first civilization?
The geographic factor that was most important to the development of the early river valley civilizations would be the river. This is because it gave them fertile soil to grow crops.
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