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Early civilizations were located on rivers because rivers contain fresh water needed by humans as an essential of life and for washing. Further, transportation for any long distance was so much easier on boats or rafts than by foot or on horseback or wagon. Generally, the soil in the vicinity of a river is better suited to agriculture than at higher elevations because rich topsoil tends to erode downhill toward the river bed, and the water from the river is more easily available to the farm animals.
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How did geography isolate civilizations?
Many landforms, such as mountains or rivers were uncrossable to early civilizations, so they stayed where they were, away from other groups
What were all early civilizations centered around why was this important?
Bodies of water, rivers, lakes. Essential for agriculture, food source, human life, transportation,
People in ancient civilizations used what as a trade route to distant lands?
rivers
The development of early civilization usually depended upon what?
In order for early civilizations to develope they needed a good source of water. With water they could irrigate their crops and improve travel. If they did not have a solid source of water to develop farming early civilizations like the Egyptians(Nile River), Mesopotamians (Tigrus and Euphrates Rivers), or Indus river civilizations would not have survived.
Classical civilizations developed what whereas early River valley civilizations did not?
Vast Empires
