Question

Although southern Mesopotamia is a hot, desert region, why was it able to become the cradle of civilization? Select all that apply.

A.
Nomads developed aggressive herding techniques.

B.
Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought good soil.

C.
Farmers developed technology for irrigation.

D.
Tribes built deep wells and extensive cooling structures for crops.

E.
Engineers developed ways of extracting usable fresh water from the salt water of the Persian Gulf.

Answer 1

Although southern Mesopotamia is a hot, desert region, why was it able to become the cradle of civilization because -

Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought good soil.

Farmers developed technology for irrigation.

It became easier to establish irrigation systems in the southern Mesopotamia region because of these rivers.

Answer 2

We have been given a question and from the choices given we need to figure out which choice is the correct among all the choices given to us.

The question which is given to us is that even when Mesopotamia was a hot, desert region how was it able to become the cradle of civilization.

The answer to the question is C) Farmers developed technology for irrigation.