The rivers were extremely navigable and provided a fast and reliable transportation to other communities along the river.
borders and elevations that were easy to defend
the fertile river valleys which favord agriculture.
Phoenician civilization developed due to trade with other countries. So, the seas and oceans are a large reason why they were able to develop as a society, plus the other countries they traded with helped them grow.
Early civilizations developed near any river valleys. The most common river valleys was the Nile RIver of Egypt, Tigris and Euphrates river in the fertile crescent and the yellow river/Huang he river in china. the reason for the settlement near the river valleys was the fertile land. Nomads did not have to move around for food and home. THey learned to grow crops and domesticate animals. River valleys gave nomads a place to stay and develop towns and villages which led to societies and a civilization.
A reason for the development of early civilizations is food, a more stable food source, and permanent housing. Civilizations grew along side rivers many people got flow of water-making a group of people to become a civilization.
Provided a means of transportation and irrigation
I wrote a paper on this once. Piggy's glasses represent civilization by lighting the fire because it was viewed as a metaphor for coming out of darkness (the dark ages) into a time of light and reason (the renaissance). It can be seen as the development of mankind and civilization through out the ages.
Development by reason is a status of the principle on universality. It is practical reasoning and the argument of substantive sense.Ê
The civilization's ancient writing has not been deciphered.
A reason for the development of early civilizations is food, a more stable food source, and permanent housing. Civilizations grew along side rivers many people got flow of water-making a group of people to become a civilization.
The rivers flooded annually, keeping up the fertility of the valleys and providing water to grow crops to support large agricultural communities. The surplus generated by this allowed the development from mere subsistence to providing for development of culture, which we call civilisation.
The modern era (including the Enlightenment and Age of reason) and thinkers such as Bacon and Hobbes tried to solve the issues of western civilization through the use of human reason and logic.