Why did civilization rise and fall in mesopotamia?

Answer 1

The civilizations rose and fell in Mesopotamia because the land was worth taking, so every time someone win the land, they became a target for another conqueror. It was worth taking because their were stories told by one powerfull after another. Peace out homies!

Answer 2

The civilizations rose and fell in Mesopotamia because the land was worth taking, so every time someone win the land, they became a target for another conqueror. It was worth taking because their were stories told by one powerfull after another. Peace out homies!

Answer 3

Along with factors such as war and changes in the environment, scientists now believe irrigation techniques played an important role in Mashkan-shapir's collapse. The same process that allowed farming in this region also eventually made it impossible to farm. Irrigation has a Catch-22: if irrigation water is allowed to sit on the fields and evaporate, it leaves behind mineral salts; if attempts are made to drain off irrigation water and it flows through the soil too quickly, erosion becomes a problem. Scientists believe that Mashkan-shapir's collapse was caused in part by destruction of the fields by mineral salts. When mineral salts concentrate in the upper levels of the soil, it becomes poisonous for plants.