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Mesopotamia was the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq.Over population and drought in the mountains surrounding the Tigris & Euphrates river valley drove people to settle there where water from the rivers could sustain them.

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Who created Mesopotamia?

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Mesopotamia Choose To Settle In That Area Because That Area Was Very Fertile!


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