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they made irrigation systems and the rivers flooded so that helped

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The river system of Southwest Asia, having the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which have their sources within 50 miles of each other in eastern Turkey and travel southeast through northern Syria and Iraq to the head of the Persian Gulf. The lower part of the region that they define, known as Mesopotamia, was one of the cradles of civilization. The total length of the Euphrates is about 1,740 miles. The Tigris is about 1,180 miles in length.

The Euphrates River is one of the most important rivers in the world. Along with the Tigris, it provided much of the water that supported the development of ancient Mesopotamian culture. The Tigris Euphrates valley was the birthplace of the ancient civilizations of Assyria, Babylonian, and Sumer. In northern Iraq the Euphrates forms the western boundary of the area known as Al Jazirah. To the southeast the alluvial lands between the two rivers was the site of the glorious Babylonian civilizations of ancient times. The Euphrates is important solely for its water supply. The river is the source of political tension, as Turkey, Syria and Iraq all compete for the use of its waters for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectric power. For centuries the river formed the east limit of Roman control. During the supremacy of the Eastern Roman Empire, numerous towns and centers of art and literature flourished along its bank. Much historical data has been yielded by archaeological excavations on the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates.

The rivers are high at the wrong time of year for most crops, so that cultivation by direct inundation generally cannot be practiced. The initiation of massive irrigation projects in Turkey heralds unprecedented change for the Piedmont area of southeastern Anatolia. Historically, the agriculture of this zone, as well as of northern Iraq and Syria, has been entirely dependent on rainfall. Some minor irrigation by means of mechanical lifts long has been practiced in northern Syria, where vines, olives, tobacco, fruits, and grains have been the mainstays. In Iraq the major field crops are wheat, barley, millet, rice, corn, and sorghum. Sugar beets are grown in the area of Al-ʿAmārah. Date palms have been prized in Mesopotamia since ancient times. Modern palm groves are often interspersed with other fruit trees and vegetable gardens.

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becasue they used it

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To control water and bring it to crops.

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Q: How did mesopotamian farmers use the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to solve the problem of low arise?
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Where did mesopotamian farmers live?

They lived neqr Tigris and Euphrates


What was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Mesopotamian


What are the two Main rivers in the MesopotaMian valley?

The Tigris and the Euphrates river.


What river did Mesopotamian culture develop around?

Tigris and Euphrates rivers


What is a area that you can find mesopotamian?

Between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in Ira)


Which of these group was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

Mesopotamian (means land in-between the rivers) a+ ;)


Where and when did the mesopotamian begin?

Between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and it started around 6000 BCE.


Who settled near the Tigris and Euphrates river in early civilation?

mesopotamian civilization


Which river is associated with the ancient Mesopotamian?

The great nile river


How did mesopotamia farmers use the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to solve the problem of low rainfall?

They used the rivers' water for irrigation.


Where and when did mesopotamian civillization begin?

Between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and it started around 6000 BCE.


What was the first civilazation?

sumer, in the mesopotamian river valley, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the middle east