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∙ 13y agoThe same as any other river. Water for drinking, irrigation, transport etc.
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Was Mesopotamia a desert?
It was basically a low rainfall area, but the Tigris and Euphrates river flood plains ran through it, and had annually-renewable soil from the flooding rains in the northern mountains. With irrigation from the rivers, the river valleys were very fertile and productive.
When did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flood?
They flooded in the spring when snow melted off the northern mountains into the rivers.
Why do does the Tigris River flood?
They flood because rivers are fed by the melting sown of Armenia.
Why ancient civilizations had Riverside Residence?
ready source of potable water for drinking and agriculture. generally better soil (aka flood plane) for agriculture, transportation and shipment of goods up and down the river ( frequently why civilizations flourished at the joining of rivers (aka Tigris and Euphrates)
Compare the main features of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations?
they both was polytheistic which is they believed in many gods. Egypt had heiroglyphics for the writing system Mesopotamia had cuniform Egypt was located in the north africa that surrounded by the sahara desert and had the nile river which was called the gift of nile. Mesopotamia had the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In Egypt people knew when the nile would flood it was predictible but mesopotamia people didnt knew when it would flood so thats why sometimes the flood took away the people lives and their villages.
Did the Tigris river flood?
Yes, the Tigris river has flood with the Euphrates river.
Did the Tigris river flood before?
Yes, the Tigris river has flood with the Euphrates river.
How did the Nile River floods differ from those of Tigris and Euphrates?
The Nile River wasn't higher that Tigris and Euphrates, so the Nile River didn't really flood anyting
Why did the the Tigris and Euphrates river flood?
From heavy seasonal rainfall in the mountains in the north.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers were marked by predictable floods?
The floods of the Euphrates and Tigris River are unpredictable because they would flood at any moment without warning. People of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers had some use for the water.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river?
This area has good farmland. Especially after a flood this area would have very rich soil.
Why did the Tigris and Euphrates river flood each year?
because the rain made the rivers increase and increase every week?
Was Mesopotamia a desert?
It was basically a low rainfall area, but the Tigris and Euphrates river flood plains ran through it, and had annually-renewable soil from the flooding rains in the northern mountains. With irrigation from the rivers, the river valleys were very fertile and productive.
When did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flood?
They flooded in the spring when snow melted off the northern mountains into the rivers.
Why do does the Tigris River flood?
They flood because rivers are fed by the melting sown of Armenia.
What were the advantages and disadvantages of the river in the devolpment of the Fertile Crescent?
The Tigris and the Euphrates river both flooded unpredictably unlike the Nile river in Egypt that flooded at the same time every year leaving the people to prepare and move before the flood hit.
Where are the flood plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
It follows the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from Turkey through Syria, Iraq, Iran,Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan.into the Persian Gulf.
