Section 1

In this section you will learn that:

• The world's first civilization began in Mesopotamia
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were very important to Mesopotamia
• The Sumerians created a system of irrigation that allowed them to grow crops and prosper
• The Babylonians enlarged and improved Mesopotamian civilization
• A Babylonian king named Hammurabi created an important set of laws called Hammurabi's Code

 

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