Why was it important to early agriculture for civilizations to be close to rivers?

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Early civilizations needed to be close to rivers so that they could have proper irrigation to support farms and crops.

Richard Smith answered Aug 15, 2018

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water is needed to start farms. they could also ship goods with the river. I know my answer is not well but I hoped it helped

Milleniumbug answered Aug 16, 2018

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