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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.
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∙ 11y agoYes. The two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, flow through what would otherwise be a desert.
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What is the shape of the mesopotamia?
The fertile Euphrates and Tigris River valleys surrounded by desert, mountains and the Persian Gulf.
What was Mesopotamia like in 10000-500 BC?
It is not that nice to live in it is a desert and it is dry apart from ocashina flooding from the river tigres and Euphrates
Mesopotamia was in danger from?
The world of Mesopotamia was full of dangers from the outside, however. Unlike Egypt, protected by the desert on either side, the people of Mesopotamia had to contend with aggressive neighbors. The Hittites came in 1550 b.c.e. and the the Assyrians in 1200 b.c.e. Both used iron weapons and were cruel conquerors, the first of many in world history.
What correctly describes herding and farming in Mesopotamia?
Farming depended on the annual flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates valleys. Herding existed in the surrounding mountains. The rest was virtual desert.
What factor limited the growth of sargons empire?
Mesopotamia was isolated due to be surrounded by mountains and desert. Because of this civilization could only develop around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Why were ziggurates built?
was mesopotamia a arid desert
What rivers border ancient Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates River valleys form the core of Mesopotamia, not the borders, which are mostly mountain and desert.
What kind of desert did ancient Mesopotamia have?
mesopotamia is a place used to be a city state and it is a dry warm and derests state happy u found what is adesert
What is the shape of the mesopotamia?
The fertile Euphrates and Tigris River valleys surrounded by desert, mountains and the Persian Gulf.
How did the Syrian desert affect Mesopotamia?
it is hot and it could kill people and thats how it affects people
Did mesopotamia have deserts?
Yes. The two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, flow through what would otherwise be a desert.
What was Mesopotamia like in 10000-500 BC?
It is not that nice to live in it is a desert and it is dry apart from ocashina flooding from the river tigres and Euphrates
What is the relative location for Mesopotamia?
It's north of the Arabian desert; south of the Zagros mountains; west of the Persian gulf and west of the Mediterranean
Mesopotamia was in danger from?
The world of Mesopotamia was full of dangers from the outside, however. Unlike Egypt, protected by the desert on either side, the people of Mesopotamia had to contend with aggressive neighbors. The Hittites came in 1550 b.c.e. and the the Assyrians in 1200 b.c.e. Both used iron weapons and were cruel conquerors, the first of many in world history.
What climate zone is mesopotamia in?
Mesopotamia is a semiarid climate, so it is usually hot and has lots of droughts. The temperature was often over 110 degrees Farenhieght
What correctly describes herding and farming in Mesopotamia?
Farming depended on the annual flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates valleys. Herding existed in the surrounding mountains. The rest was virtual desert.
What physical feature may have prevented the civilization of Mesopotamia from spreading southward?
Sea, marshes, desert and mountains. The Persian Gulf readhed further north then compared to today.
