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Why did the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt settle around rivers? A- Trade B- Fertile Soil C- Irrigation D- All of the above
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Why did the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt settle around rivers?

A- Trade
B- Fertile Soil
C- Irrigation
D- All of the above

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Answer: Mesopotamia is Greek for 'a land between two rivers'. However, Mesopotamia is different because the two rivers kept the land fertile through regular flooding of the area. Like the Nile River in Egypt, the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers allowed the Mesopotamians to grow crops and to settle between these two rivers.

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User Liuqing Hu
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I’m pretty sure it’s all of the above but not %100
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