Question

which geographic features gave rise to early civilization?
○ mountains
○ oceans
○ rivers
○ deserts

Explanation:

Early civilizations, like those in Mesopotamia (Tigris - Euphrates), Egypt (Nile), India (Indus), and China (Yellow River), developed near rivers. Rivers provided water for drinking, irrigation for agriculture, fertile soil from silt deposits, and transportation. Mountains (e.g., Himalayas) can be barriers, oceans (e.g., Pacific) are too vast for early settlement without advanced tech, and deserts (e.g., Sahara) have limited water. So rivers were key.

Answer:

C. rivers