When did the U. S begin to value literacy? A. soon after the country's creation
B. within the last decade
C. after the Civil War
D. after Gene Yang became a literacy ambassador

B. within the last decade

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.

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