Answer: ancient California, and the ancient land of Mesopotamia have very little in common. Mesopotamia, is in modern-day Iraq, it is considered the cradle of Western civilization, and it first became home to an economic power in 3100 B.C. California, on the Pacific Coast of North America did not achieve status as an economic power until almost 5,000 years later, at the end of the 1800s. but In spite of these differences of the time and the place, it is important to realize that both regions were able to rise to economic power because of their unique geographical landscapes.
