Question

--Lots of points, and picking brainliest.-

Answer 1

1) Civilizations began near rivers because the water was there allowing them to have the resources they needed to survive (water, grow food, fish, etc)

Answer 2

Answer:

Tigris and Euphrates

Explanation:

While Mesopotamia's soil was fertile, the region's semiarid climate didn't have much rainfall, with less than ten inches annually. This initially made farming difficult. Two major rivers in the region -- the Tigris and Euphrates -- provided a source of water that enabled wide-scale farming.

Religion was central to Mesopotamians as they believed the divine affected every aspect of human life. Mesopotamians were polytheistic; they worshipped several major gods and thousands of minor gods. Each Mesopotamian city, whether Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian or Assyrian, had its own patron god or goddess.