borders and elevations that were easy to defend
the fertile river valleys which favord agriculture.
Provided a means of transportation and irrigation
Well one reason is because, it provided silt for the crops.
early
Most early civilizations were formed around river valleys.
The rivers were extremely navigable and provided a fast and reliable transportation to other communities along the river.
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.
River valleys provided early civilizations with fertile soil that allowed for farming.
The early peoples settled in one place and needed to find more food
easy acces for water
Early civilizations were founded in major river valleys.