Early River Valley Systems

Historically the first great civilizations all grew up in river valleys. The oldest one dates back to 3500 to 2000 B.C.E! These were located along the Tigris and Euphrates river in the Middle East. The name of that civilization was Mesopotamia, meaning between the rivers...................

Buzz is starring out into the abyss in hopes of
figuring out the answers to this weeks questions...

Think about it!

1)  Why do you think many early civilizations were located
      so close to rivers?
2)   Describe your ideal location for a civilization.





Leave your answers in the comments below and we
will discuss them in class this Friday!