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Becuz they were to lazy to walk and sooo dey can do trade more better

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Q: Why did Hammurabi build dams across the Euphrates river?
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Did Hammurabi control the Euphrates river?

yes and the tigris rivers


What king of Babylon dammed parts of the Euphrates river and attacked the sumerians?

Hammurabi


How did Hammurabi solve the problem of getting other city -states to cooperate with his plans?

Hammurabi built dams across the Euphrates River giving him control of the water flow to cause flood or droughts downstream.City-state below Babylon had to cooperate with Hammurabi or face disaster.


Who wants to build a dam on the Euphrates River?

Turkey built dams on the Euphrates River so Syria and Iraq don't get as much water.


What river near the Tigris River in the Middle Eastern country of Iraq?

The river that is in Iraq and near to the Tigris River is the Euphrates. This river begins in Turkey and flows through Syria and across the country of Iraq. It also unites with the Tigris River to eventually empty into the Persian Gulf.


What are the definitions of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

*EUPHRATES RIVER- AN ANCIENT RIVER. IT FLOWS INTO THE PERSIAN GOLF! IT WAS A GREAT DEVELOPMENT TO THE PEOPLE AROUND THERE BECAUSE THEY COULD ACTUALLY DELIVER GOODS FASTER AND EASIER TOO! ALSO HAMMURABI (THE KING) MADE A LAW THAT IF ANY BODY DOES SOMETHING BAD THEY WILL GET THROWN INTO THE RIVER. i DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LAW WAS IF THEY DID ANYTHING THEN THEY'LL GET THROWN INTO THE RIVER. *MESOPOTAMIA- ALSO AN ANCIENT RIVER, AND ITS PART OF THE EUPHRATES RIVER. IT IS ALSO BETWEEN MESOPOTAMIA! IT IS ALMOST THE SAME DEFINITION AS EUPHRATES RIVER.


What river is located in Babylon?

Euphrates River


What river is located southwest of the Tigris River that flows southeast of the Persian Gulf?

The Euphrates River


What are the river that start in turkey and travel through Iraq?

The river that runs through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq is the Euphrates River.


Where does Euphrates river empty?

The Euphrates river ends in Iraq


The quarries for the material used to build the pyramids were located where?

across the nile river


What important rivers are in the Middle East?

Nile River, The Tigris River, and the Euphrates River. The four largest rivers are the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, and Jordan.