CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (in modern day Iraq), is often referred to as the cradle of civilization because it is the first place where complex urban centers grew.
Detailed explanation-2: -Named for its rich soils, the Fertile Crescent, often called the “cradle of civilization, ‘’ is found in the Middle East. Because of this region’s relatively abundant access to water, the earliest civilizations were established in the Fertile Crescent, including the Sumerians.
Detailed explanation-3: -First Kings The Sumerians were organized as a patchwork of city-states until around 2340 BC, when Sargon of Akkad established the first true and lasting empire-one that all later Mesopotamian kings would seek to emulate.