I would say the following:
1) access to food and water. This means that they should be next to water sources (rivers) and fertile ground
2) construction material: wood and/or stones
I would say that a location on a trade route would also be beneficial (and rivers were trade routes: this explains why so many cities were on rivers!)
Answer:
When we read rhetorically, we are moving beyond simply trying to comprehend what an author is saying at a basic level. Instead, one who reads rhetorically seeks to understand how meaning in a text is shaped not only by the text itself, but also the context.
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