With crop surplus, and advances in specialized labor, many civilizations became connected through the exchange of goods. River civilizations and pastoral societies had many similarities regarding gender relations, and economics. However, nomadic societies didn’t require an intricate political structure. During the early stages of civilization, both urban-based river and pastoral societies had specialized labor, which led to development of goods, and with that, new forms of trade. As well as, allowing men to take all the political and social positions, while women had little to no rights. On the other hand, nomadic societies didn’t require a centralized form of government, and had a less complex political structure. Urban-based river civilizations
