WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

BABYLONIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two rivers is Babylonia located between?
A
Nile and Amazon
B
Tigris and Euphrates
C
Mississippi and Missouri
D
Thames and Rio Grande
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia grew up along the banks of two great rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. In the midst of a vast desert, the peoples of Mesopotamia relied upon these rivers to provide drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and major transportation routes.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek. Home to the ancient civilizations of Sumer, Assyria, and Babylonia these peoples are credited with influencing mathematics and astronomy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf. Its principal rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates along with smaller tributaries. Tigris, Euphrates, Greater Zab, Lesser Zab.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mesopotamia. 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-5: -The namesake rivers of Babylon (in present-day Iraq) are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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