Why did the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt settle around rivers? A- Trade
B- Fertile Soil
C- Irrigation
D- All of the above

Mesopotamia is Greek for 'a land between two rivers'. However, Mesopotamia is different because the two rivers kept the land fertile through regular flooding of the area. Like the Nile River in Egypt, the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers allowed the Mesopotamians to grow crops and to settle between these two rivers.

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d - failures.

the only attempted british colony in north america before 1600 was roanoke, virginia, which was a total failure. england claimed several areas, including newfoundland, but made no sustainable attempts to colonize them before 1600.

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