How did geography influence the development of civilizations in the fertile crescent? a) the nile river offered excellent irrigation and transportation b) numerous forests and stone quarries made it easy to build large cities c) the region's location on trade routes between egypt and persia led to development of great cities d) rich soil and the tigris and euphrates rivers created fertile land for farming

The correct answer is D. Rich soil and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created fertile land for farming

Explanation:

In geography, the Fertile crescent refers to an area located in the Middle East that cover multiple modern territories such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, etc. During the antiquity, in this area, the first civilization developed as groups of people settled and began domesticating animals and plants, which led to the Sumer civilization and other civilizations in the area. It is believed one of the factors that led the first civilization to emerge in this area is the geographical conditions of the zone. To begin with, this zone had a great diversity of plants and animals which represent a wide diversity of plants and animals to be domesticated, also the Tigris and Euphrates river that located in the zone fulfill people need for water and the soil in the area was  rich conditions that made conditons that supported farming and domestication. Therefore, the geography conditions influenced the development of civilization in the fertile crescent as the"rich soil and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created fertile land for farming".

swahili is an extremely rich and complex civilization, a set of ethnic groups articulated by a language and a series of cultural elements that fuse the african traditions, islam and indian culture. this growth was largely a result of the indian ocean trading network that brought in not just man-made riches, but also religious ideas, specifically islam, which had a significant impact on the local culture. furthermore, the development of the swahili language gave a common cultural unity to the people.