Question

5. Why is it said that the Mesopotamian civilisation
laid the foundation on which much of modern
civilisation stands?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mesopotamia, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (in modernday Iraq), is often referred to as the cradle of civilization because it is the first place where complex urban centers grew.

Answer 2

Answer:

Situated in a vast expanse of delta between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, Mesopotamia was the wellspring from which modern societies emerged. Its people learned to tame the dry land and draw sustenance from it. ... Mesopotamians refined, added to and formalized these systems, combining them to form a civilization.