When you compare the key geographical features of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt, many similarities as well as differences can be observed. Similarities of early Egypt and China civilizations include that they were both founded around rivers. Both locations provided fertile soil that birthed a basis for agriculture. Differences include the temperament of those rivers and the surrounding geography that affected the development of these civilizations. Early civilizations commonly developed around rivers because the rivers provided food, resources, and water for agriculture. Egyptian civilizations developed around where the Nile pours out in the Mediterranean Sea, known as lower Egypt. Further down the Nile river is a second main location
