Why did many ancient civilizations in africa develop near bodies of water?

Agerman mapmaker named a continent after me

Name two things the mycenaeans learned from the minoans

Which of the following is an example of proximodistal pattern of growth? (a) abbey learning to sit first before learning to stand or crawl (b) alex learning to move his eyes before learning his first words (c) colin learning to stare at moving objects before trying to touch them with his hands (d) polly learning to grab the objects with her whole hands before learning to pick them up with her fingers