Magid 1

Omri Magid

Ms. Nicoll

6th Grade History

October 27, 2017

Major River Systems

Describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent

settlement and early civilization.

One of the most important rivers is the Nile River. An important element about the Nile

River is that it flooded once a year. This could have made it harder for people who settle there

because it makes it harder to trade. Not only but also, this could have helped because floods can

also ruin shelters. Also, “the Nile River is approximately 4,258 miles long” according to

Livescience. Furthermore, this river is sacred. It is sacred because that is how the Egyptians

developed their civilization, so the Nile is very important to them. Lastly, the Nile River had

irrigation, this is important because it could help with planting. In this case, every single time the

river flooded it left rich soil behind which helped very much with crops.

The Indus River Valley is a very important river and can help in so many different ways.

As a matter of fact, the Indus River flooded regularly, every single time the river flooded it left

mud and soil which helped with planting crops. But, it can also destroy. Nasa says, “That the

Indus River overrun which created many floods that destroyed 400 villages.” Furthermore, the

Indus River had irrigation; 4,000 years ago the Indus River irrigated their farms so more water

would get to their plants. Finally, the Indus River is sacred because it was gentle and flowing, as

a result the river was calm. There are more important rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates
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rivers.

Lastly, the major river systems are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The civilization in the

Tigris and Euphrates rivers is that there was trade and three major social groups. Additionally,the

two rivers flood North, which changes the direction of Egypt! “More than 90 percent of the

people in Mesopotamia were farmers due to the rich soil” says rivervalleycivilizations.com.

Secondly, the irrigation in the rivers helped with the trade. This made life for people who lived

there much easier. Finally, all three of the major river systems helped in many different ways and

were all very important.

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Works Cited

“Flooding along the Indus River” Nasa, ​Earth Observatory

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Images/?eocn=topnav&eoci=images

“The Sacred Nile.” Angelfire.com, ​Those Wily Egyptians...​.

http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/wily/sacrednile.html.

“Tigris/Euphrates River Valley Civilization” Rivervalleycivilizations.com, ​The River Valley

Civilization guide

http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/tigris-euphrates.html