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Neolithic Revolution and
Early River Valley Civilizations
- The Neolithic Revolution was a time period
about 10,000 years ago when man changed from hunting and gathering (which
was dangerous) to settling down and domesticating plants and animals.
- Basically people changed from cave men to
farmers.
- When people settled down and farmed, they
had more food and populations grew.
- Eventually cities formed.
- These cities formed in river valleys because
river valleys had rich soil (silt) for farming.
- There were 4 important river valleys: The
Nile (Africa), The Tigris-Euphrates (Mesopotamia),
Yellow (China), and Indus (India) Rivers.
- These were the places where organized, advanced
civilizations began.
Sample Regents Question:
One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates
river valleys was that
1.
the location protected the people from land invasion
2.
periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
3.
these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia
4.
these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: 2
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