Why did the civilization begin on african continent in egypt rather than farther west and central north africa

The geography was mostly hot and dry in North. The Mediterranean Sea was a waterway that linked ancient Egypt to other civilizations.

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earlier philosophers whose work influenced the enlightenment included bacon, descartes, locke, and spinoza. the major figures of the enlightenment included beccaria, diderot, hume, kant, montesquieu, rousseau, adam smith, and voltaire. it spread the ideas of the enlightenment across europe and beyond.

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