CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Important centers of learning were in the valleys
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The mountains kept out warring tribes
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Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily
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The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt
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Detailed explanation-1: -There is very little rainfall in Lower Mesopotamia. However, snow, melting in the mountains at the source of these two rivers, created annual flooding. The flooding deposited silt, which is fertile, rich, soil, on the banks of the rivers every year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Every year, floods on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers brought silt, a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks, to the land. The fertile silt made the land ideal for farming. The first farm settlements formed in Mesopotamia as early as 7000 BC. Farmers grew wheat, barley, and other types of grain.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In the spring, when melted snow from nearby mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates and the rivers overflowed their banks, the crops that were ready for harvest could be destroyed. Often, the floods ruined an entire harvest. Livestock, including cows, pigs, and sheep, were often drowned by the floodwaters.