It had to do with farming and transportation. It was easier to irrigate crops when close to a fresh water source. Also, it made for quicker easier transportation for traders and merchants when they could get in a boat and go from town to town.
Mercantile was the primary occupation along with farming during the the Middle Ages.
Ease of traveling and shipping along with a supply of running water.
THE frist cities emerged afther farmers began cultivating fertile lands along river valleys and producing surplus,or extra,food.
Cities along the railroad expanded and became population centers.
During the Middle Ages, artists were mostly independent craftsmen. This put them outside the much talked about structure of medieval social classes, which consisted of peasants, nobles, and clergy. Along with merchants, craftsmen were what we would call middle class, a group most medieval social theorists chose to ignore when they wrote about the structure of feudalism.
It supports water supply and farming.
Rivers were the fastest and cheapest mode of moving goods for trade and commerce. They were the highways of medieval times.
Cities were originally built along rivers because the main way of transporting goods was by boat. The boats were able to travel up and down rivers to deliver goods to different cities. People also traveled to different cities by boat.
Many cities are located along water (oceans, seas, rivers, etc.).
Christian areas in AD 325 were located near large cities and mostly along the coasts and rivers because it enabled people to travel easily in search for food and water.
Christian areas in AD 325 were located near large cities and mostly along the coasts and rivers because it enabled people to travel easily in search for food and water.
Christian areas in AD 325 were located near large cities and mostly along the coasts and rivers because it enabled people to travel easily in search for food and water.
It had to do with farming and transportation. It was easier to irrigate crops when close to a fresh water source. Also, it made for quicker easier transportation for traders and merchants when they could get in a boat and go from town to town.
There are many reasons why big cities are located along the banks of a river:Rivers provide good shipping routes and transportation of both goods and passengers.Products can be shipped up and down rivers, instead of clogging roadways with trucks.The land near rivers is very fertile.Rivers provide water & food.
because it enabled people to travel easily in search for food and water
Danube and Vistula rivers
Rivers.