HEL After the Neolithic Revolution, humans began to settle in small villages. What allowed the growth of larger cities and towns?

1. The human desire for bigger buildings
2. The invention of slavery
3. Surplus food that could be stored and shared
4. None of the above

the answer is a. the harappan civilisation is also called the indus valley civilisation, this is because they built their cities along the indus river. the reason behind this location can be found in the rest of the "old world" civilisations like mesopotamia or egypt, the first built their cities along the rivers tigris and euphrates, the second along the nil; : their respective civilisations thrived because the overflowing of their respective rivers produced favorable conditions for agriculture, their main support.