Explain the relationship between the establishment of early civilizations in river valleys and societal development

The river valleys (the Nile,Tigris,and Eupharites valleys) provision of aquatic bodies enabled fishing, hunting.The constant flooding of these valleys provided natural irrigation, which made the soil to be fertile for crop production.

These civilization aids agricultural growth, and with continuous practices  resulted in the emergence of social organization that promoted the formation of large group in the society, which necessitated the introduction of a sophisticated mode of administration for organization.

The improvements and expansion   in agricultural growth leads to the  establishments of  well organised  Complex  society of villages ,towns, cities.

Finally  specialize Labours  to manage the agricultural growth and developments leads to the formation of distinct social classes which resulting  in different innovations.

Explanation:

The most popular river valley which aid societal development in early civilization is the Fertile Crescent region which spans across countries such as Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt.

In conclusion, the rich & fertile lands brings fortune to the region because farming produce are surplus and leads to exportation to other region through the trade route made possible by the rivers therein

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