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Lesson
Civilization
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The first civilizations were founded in the fertile valleys of great
rivers where people started to settle down and grow crops instead
of hunting for food and moving from one place to another. The rivers
provided water for drinking and irrigating crops, governments began
and civilizations were established.
The word civilization is derived from an old Latin word
which means someone who lives in a city. Nowadays,
it means the level of development at which people live
together peacefully in communities.
The Four Ancient Civilizations Map
Huang He
Tigris and Euphrates River Region
Rivers (Shang, etc.)
(Mesopotamia)
Nile
Valley
(Egypt)
Mesoamerica
(Mayas, Aztecs, etc.)
Indus River
Region
(Harappa)
Andean
Region
(Incas, etc.)
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