HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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Euphrates River
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Yellow River
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Yangzi River
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Huanghe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The river rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq.
Detailed explanation-2: -The civilization of Ancient Mesopotamia grew up along the banks of two great rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris.
Detailed explanation-3: -Originating in Lake Hazer in Turkey-a region characterized by high mountains-the river flows parallel with the Euphrates River. The two eventually join, emptying into the Persian Gulf in the lowlands in an area known as the Shatt Al-Arab. More than half of the Tigris can be found in Iraq.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tigris-Euphrates river basin covers an area of some 35, 600 square kilometers, or 13, 700 square miles, and comprises the riparian countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.