A warm climate and river systems with annually flooding which provided water and silt to give ongoing fertility.
In the southeren part of the fertile crescent
the rivers
to protect them from danger
The ancient Egyptians develop as a well governed civilization because it helped water crops
That's easy, they traded! and they lost alot of war
The earliest European civilizations developed in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These civilizations laid the foundation for Western culture, political systems, and philosophy that continue to influence the world today.
Ruins of early civilizations were most commonly found in valleys formed by the flow of dried out rivers.
They looked like neurons.
The surrounding land was more difficult to cultivate
The fertile soil allowed agricultural civilizations to develop.
The Nile River helped civilizations to develop in West Africa.
The Nile River Valley was the seed of civilization. +++ I don't think the Ancient Egyptians were the first - e.g., China!