GK
WORLD HISTORY
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the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
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the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
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the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
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the Euphrates and the Tigris
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek.
Detailed explanation-2: -Egypt was settled along the Nile River in Egypt. Mesopotamia was settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Fertile Crescent. Egyptians believed in polytheism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mesopotamia (the land between 2 rivers), is a valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers often overflow and leave silt, which makes the soil rich for an agricultural society. The SUMERIANS developed the first Mesopotamian civilization.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fertile Crescent: Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Ur. Mesopotamia literally means “(land) between rivers” in ancient Greek. The oldest known occurrence of the name Mesopotamia dates to the 4th century BC when it was used to designate the land east of the Euphrates in North Syria.