Agriculture plays a crucial role in the rise and development of civilizations, since it allows for there to be a "food surplus"--meaning that people other than farmers can spend time and effort developing new skills and practicing new trades.
D, because whether or not the rivers flow into the mediterranean has no effect on early civilization.
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Japan: Hirohito warned attack on Pearl Harbor would be 'self-destructive' Japan's wartime emperor, Hirohito, congratulated his forces on victories as the country made a brutal sweep across mainland Asia but warned that an attack on the US would be "self-destructive", according to a new biography
The answer is August Vollmer
