WORLD CIVILIZATION

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: -Most were situated along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, lying just north of the Persian Gulf. Bordered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, ancient Sumer was located in southern Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “between two rivers."

Detailed explanation-3: -The river rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. Formed by the confluence of the Karasu and Murat rivers in the Armenian Highland, the Euphrates descends between major ranges of the Taurus Mountains to the Syrian plateau.