Title: Why did people settle in Mesopotamia? - eNotes.com
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Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?
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Content: As Mesopotamia grew, there was also a myriad of lucrative jobs for travelers and settlers, including farming, weaving, fishing, healing, metalwork, teaching, and serving as a priest or a scribe. Additionally, this land was attractive to women, as they had unique rights and opportunities for that time and in that region: they could enter into contracts, own land and businesses, and divorce. Further Reading
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There are reasons why people settled in Mesopotamia, even though it is hot and dry in this region. Mesopotamia means "the land between the rivers." The rivers referred to are the Tigris River and Euphrates River. One reason why people settled here is because the soil is very fertile. When snow melted in the mountains, there were yearly floods. The floods deposited silt, which made the land very fertile. The Sumerians were the first people to settle in this region.