Why did so many early civilizations arise near river valleys? Rivers provided an easy route for trade.
The seclusion of a valley provided protection from enemies.
Water created fertile soil and other agricultural advantages.
Monsoons inflicted less damage away from coastal areas.

Read the following passage. the early mill girls were of different ages. some were not over ten years old; a few were in middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. the very young girls were called "doffers." they "doffed," or took off, the full bobbins from the spinning frames, and replaced them with empty ones. based on the passage, early mill girls were mostly young. were mostly middle aged. were of a variety of ages. were mostly children.

The chart shows data on the construction of dreadnoughts, or armed battleships, by 1914. (look at chart provided) a logical conclusion that can be drawn from this chart is that britain and germany were a.)engaged in an arms race. b.)looking for ways to cooperate. c.)hoping not to fight on land. d.)the strongest nations on the earth.

Is the weather changing? consider the data of severe weather that includes tornadoes occurring throughout the u. s. over the last four years. compare the severe weather for the last three years. then compare the first three months of 2017 with that data. based on previous years, what might the prediction be for weather during 2017?