Answer:
Fertile Land
Explanation:
The land known as Mesopotamia became the cradle of civilization due to its excellent location and fertile soil. It was nested in what is no modern day Iraq in between the Tigris and Eupharites rivers.
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What IS the Cold war?
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I won't answer it for you since you should know.
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What are the effects and what did America and Russia do?
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Build nuclear missiles, submarines, etc.
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But summarizing it all up, the Cold War caused the world's two superpowers to: compete economically and militarily.