Throughout history, the usage and control of waterways such as rivers, canals, straits, and seas have had both economic and political effects on societies. Waterways have played a major role in developing and shaping the world into what we now know as our society. Waterways has influenced our societies in many political ways. Bodies of water are claimed as territories causing political tensions between the countries. One of the earliest site in civilization is Indus. It’s a part of one of the largest irrigation networks in the world used for agriculture and it flows through Northern India and Pakistan. This caused tension over the territory of Kashmir. (Document 2) This shows that civilizations fought over waterways to reach the demands
