The first civilizations arose along the Nile, Tigiris, and Eufrates , Indus, and Huang-h o
The first civilizations arose on the banks of the great rivers of Asia and the river Nile, in Africa, because there were the most fertile soils. Thus, between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates was founded Mesopotamia, which significa "land between two rivers". Next to the Nile, one of the longest rivers in the world, settled the Egyptian civilization, which used the river for irrigation and navigation. For its part, the Indian civilization developed on the banks of the Indus river, and the Chinese around the Hoang-h o and Yang-Tse-Kiang rivers.