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Which characteristics allowed southern Mesopotamia to become the cradle of civilization? (1 point)
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Engineers developed ways of extracting usable fresh water from the salt water.
Engineers developed ways of extracting usable fresh water from the salt water.

Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought good soil.
Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought good soil.

Nomads developed aggressive herding techniques.

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Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought good soil.

The annual floods deposited fertile silt and, together with irrigation systems, enabled reliable agriculture and settled communities — the foundation of civilization in southern Mesopotamia.