As you can observe on the map, Mesopotamia was where the Fertile Crescent was located and it lied between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... Jericho was the area of a subsequent civilization because it nears the edge of the Fertile Crescent by the Mediterranean Sea. ... People settled by the Nile Valley made their living by farming since it was very fertile. ... Therefore, it has no fertile soil or any water available nearby to cultivate crops. ...

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While researching Sumerian culture I learned many interesting facts that I did not know before. If people knew little facts about Sumer it would change the way people looked at other ancient societies. Many advances that were not attributed to sumeria, were often pioneered by this advance culture. M...

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