Mon. 10.06.25 DOL 6th Grade

Based on the geographic features shown on the map, select the location of Mesopotamia.

What geographic features made Mesopotamia ideal for the development of human civilization?

Select TWO correct answers.

• access to fresh water

• fertile soil from seasonal flooding

• hot, humid temperatures

• hard and rocky soil

Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Assyria all developed near the ​​ (a)   because the they​ provided ​ (b)   for farming.

• Nile River
• Indus River
• Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• water and rich soil
• dry, rocky soil