What phisical feature did many early civilizations settle?

I think you need to define this question more bit the early civilizations were always formed near water

- "schenck v. united states, case in which the u.s. supreme court ruled on march 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the u.s. constitution's first amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” "

- speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.

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north east because it has more forest