Early civilizations developed near water for mainly crops and control over the waterways.
Explanation:
These early civilizations developed near water in order to irrigate their crops and control the channels used for trade and transportation. If you control the major waterways, then transportation of major resources and fortitude of settlements makes a civilization stronger.
The passage would be one of the mos famous one's "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal". Hope this helps. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
