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How did civilizations that were far from rivers support agriculture, and how did this affect their development?

A.They built canals to bring water to crops, which gave them a surplus to support a growing civilization.

B.They traded for water to support their crops, which gave their civilization a chance to survive.

C.They conquered other civilizations that were next to rivers, which gave them a new location to thrive.

D. They relied on water from neighboring civilizations, which helped in forming trade agreements.

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Early civilizations depended greatly on agriculture, which means that they depended on water.

What Mesopotamians and Egyptians did (as well as others) was that they built canals from the rivers which would lead water to the crops as an irrigation system more or less.


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