Answer:
Most early cities developed in southern Mesopotamia because it had more fertile land.
Explanation:
A is not correct because Mesopotamia was poor in natural resources, it actually had just two primary ones, but those two were the most important at that time.
B is correct because the abundance of fertile land along the Tigris and Euphrates enabled the developement of societies, as the people were able to produce much more food than they needed and used it for trade to obtain other goods.
C is not correct because civilization was only able to develop because of the abundance of fertile land and water.
D is not correct because the natural borders don't provide conditions for the development of civilization, but just make it easier as they eliminate the threat of invasion.
Answer:
This is easily the most argued question about the fall of Rome. The Roman Empire lasted over a thousand years and represented a sophisticated and adaptive civilization. Some historians maintain that it was the split into an eastern and western empire governed by separate emperors caused Rome to fall.
Most classicists believe that a combination of factors including Christianity, decadence, the metal lead in the water supply, monetary trouble, and military problems caused the Fall of Rome.3 Imperial incompetence and chance could be added to the list. And still, others question the assumption behind the question and maintain that the Roman empire didn't fall so much as adapt to changing circumstances.
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