Scivilization an effective organizational tool for studying history? why were people willing to give up a nomadic lifestyle for a more settled existence? how did location play a vital role in the development of early societies? what costs and benefits resulted from the transition from hunter-gatherer to sedentary agricultural civilizations? what was the impact on women, social class distinctions, educational levels, technology, political structure, and interactions between societies?

Since civilization has been responsible for producing, preserving, and organizing the elements which are distinctive of each different culture all over the earth and from different times in history, we can assure that organizing the study of history in regards of the different civilizations throughout history is the best manner to do it.

The earlier peoples were willing to give up a nomadic life style for a more settled existence for several simple reasons, to protect themselves from the dangers of wandering, to secure their food during the whole year, to form stronger and more solid small societies to help each other, to preserve their offspring and at the same time to extend their life expectancy.

Location played a vital role in the formation of early societies because it was the most important aspect to consider when creating a settlement. There had to be sufficient water around the settlement, preferably a river or lake. It needed to protect them from the possible attack of other societies. And  it had to be suitable for farming and agriculture.

One of the main benefits from turning into sedentary agriculture is that they no longer needed to travel great distances following the migration of their pray animals. They could settle in a suitable land and stay there for as long as they lived.

The impact on women, social class distinctions, educational levels, technology, political structure, and interactions between societies was one of constant evolution and continual exchanges among the many different societies in history. All these aspects played a vital role at the moment of studying any given society at any given time in history; they all are the crucial angles from where one can study a society.