Civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish.
Also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. This allowed them to support farming.
In addition, because they provided a steady supply of drinking water.
Moreover, goods and people could be transported easily
Finally, River valleys not only have water, they also often have a broad, flat floodplain that is readily adapted to agriculture.
Impressionism was an art movement from 19th century, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1894. The term impressionism originated from art critic Louis Leroy, who commented Monet's painting "Impression: Soleil Levant"
In the council-manager form of city government, the city council makes laws and broad policy decisions for the city manager and staff to carry out.
the council-manager form of government “combines the strong political leadership of elected officials with the strong managerial experience of an appointed manager or administrator.
Commission government is a form of municipal government that vests all legislative and executive authority in a small board of commissioners. Elected at large, each commissioner is responsible for the administration of one branch of municipal business, such as public safety, public works, and finance
both the council- manager system and the commission system are similar in that they both elect officials
