The third one is located near the Persian Gulf
The first is located 60 miles south of Baghdad
The middle is it was located in northern Iraq and south east turkey
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented a simple machine that influenced the history of the United States. He invented a cotton gin that was popular in the South. The South became the cotton producing part of the country because Whitney's cotton gin was able to successfully pull out the seeds from the cotton bolls.
Leaders wanted as much territory as possible for their empires which led to things like the imaginary line of demarcation. They were motivated with the glory and wealth that came from having big empires. This is because large empires facilitated trade and collection of more taxes