Question

Why did ancient civilisations develop on river banks?

• A. Ease of transport of goods
• B. Fertile soil for cultivation
• C. Abundance of water
• D. Space for recreation

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

Abundance of water

All great civilisations formed on the banks of rivers. The Egyptian Civilisation formed on the banks of the River Nile, and the Mesopotamian Civilisation formed on the banks of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. The Indus Valley Civilisation formed on the banks of the Indus river. The rivers provided the people with an abundance of drinking water, and fertile soil to begin cultivation of food crops, which freed parts of their population from the dependence on food gathering and hunting.