Why civilizations like those from Mesopotamia, would live close to bodies of water?

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Karthik Arumugham · Answer 1 · 2016-03-15T14:29:22+0000

bodies of water provide a number of things that are good for civilisation:

- drinking water source
-irrigation for crops
-having a city on the side of the water makes it easily defendeable
- transport system

Why civilizations like those from Mesopotamia, would live close to bodies of water?

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