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HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
- Due to humans need for water, the first civilizations were started near rivers.
– The Nile River : Egypt
– The Tigris and Euphrates : Mesopotamia
– The Huang He (Yellow River) : China
- The need to control water for humans needs led to many different innovations that made modern civilizations possible
– Canals, aqueducts, dams and plumbing - Humans also made advances in civilizations by harnessing waters power
– Waterwheel and steam engine