The tigris and euphrates rivers supported an ancient hearth of civilization, mesopotamia. explain why mesopotamia became a great place for a civilization to grow. what factors encouraged humans to settle and thrive in this part of the world?

People who settled in the area relied on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for water and transportation.

Traveling by boat was easier than travelling on land in ancient times.

The soil transported by the floodwaters settled on the ground as it extended across the floodplain. Silt is the fine dirt deposited by rivers.

Mesopotamia became a great place for a civilization to grow as:

Factors that encouraged humans to settle and thrive in this part of the world:

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the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.

brave new world, aldous huxley (1932)