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Answer the following question briefly:
Name the four River Valley Civilisations. Mention their common features.
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Solution
The four River Valley Civilisations were:
- Harappan civilisation
- Chinese civilisation
- Mesopotamian civilisation
- Egyptian civilisation
Common features
- They were located on the banks of rivers.
- Their main occupation was agriculture.
- They developed their own art of writing.
- All of them had strong political organisations.
- They had many cities.
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