Egyptians altered their environment by developing basin irrigation to deliver water to their crops. How does this compare with the way Mesopotamians altered their environment?(1 point)

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The Mesopotamians also used basin irrigation.
The Mesopotamians also used basin irrigation.

The Mesopotamians used a system of dams.
The Mesopotamians used a system of dams.

The Mesopotamians funneled monsoon rains to their crops.
The Mesopotamians funneled monsoon rains to their crops.

The Mesopotamians used a series of crisscrossing channels.

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The Mesopotamians used a series of crisscrossing channels.

While both Egyptians and Mesopotamians altered their environments to support agriculture, they used different methods. Egyptians primarily relied on basin irrigation to collect and distribute water from the Nile, while Mesopotamians utilized a complex system of canals and channels to manage water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for their farming needs.