The seas allowed for trade with other civilizations.
Water was needed for raising animals.
Explanation:
All mentioned option except Water provided power for electricity are correct because of the simple reason that the electricity didn't existed in the 4th millennium BC when this first settlements were created. This settlements were created in the area between Egypt and Mesopotamia in the shape of crescent, thus we have that name. Of course, they needed water to crop, as agriculture was widespread, but the seas also allowed them trade, especially between Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Lack of educational opportunities, lack of technology, overpopulation, and uneven distribution of wealth are factors that cause poverty in low-income nations.
Since the Sun rises in the east and the Earth moves from west to east, time on the eastern hemisphere is ahead of the Greenwich and that on the western hemisphere is behind it.
