The first cities to flourish were found along major les which dlowed residents
to settle and
themse ves. The ono next toers was e cellent for
the rivers reped the ond and provide nutrients to the sol as the fooded
making it
The first cities appeared around 1000BC in Egypt the
and China. Ches then continued to grow, ponicuiony in countries that
were part of the Greek and Roman Empires. The biggest growth of cities com during the
... in the 19th century. In Britain inventions like the steam engine led to
the development of large-scole
Cres ike Manchester and Birmingham
grew as
were buit Migration brought people to the cities from the
to work in the factories this hapoened in cities across
and North America