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Explain the geographical features of Mesopotamia.

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Explain the geographical features of Mesopotamia.
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Gaurav Seth 4 years, 3 months ago

Geography: 

  • City life began in Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia is derived from the Greek words ‘mesos’, meaning middle, and ‘potamos’, meaning river.)
  • It is a flat land between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers that is now part of the Republic of Iraq.
  •  In the north, there is a stretch of upland called a steppe, where animal herding offers people a better livelihood than agriculture
  • Agriculture began between 7000 and 6000 BCE.
  • Soil was very fertile here but agriculture was threatened because of natural causes.
  • Ur, Lagash, Kish, Uruk and Mari were some of its important cities.
  • The excavation work started 150 years ago.
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