What areas in Eurasia developed advanced civilizations first? What role did geography play in that development?

Areas like the Indus Valley Civilization (India) and China developed advanced civilizations first. Yes, geography played an important role. Both of these civilizations had large rivers to support agriculture, Indus river in Indus Valley Civilization and Yellow river in China.

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