The partition of India occurred due too huge tension that existed because of different religions in the countries. During riots before partitions, between 200 000 and 2 000 000 people died because of religious differences.
Conserve supplies so that farms could support soldiers
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They had weapons, their societies were separated, which made it easier for them to take over
Mostly because our modern civilizations were born there. "The region saw the development of some of the earliest human civilizations,
which flourished thanks to the water supplies and agricultural
resources available in the Fertile Crescent. Technological advances made
in the region include the development of writing, glass, the wheel, agriculture, and the use of irrigation." ~Wikipedia