Why did the flooding of the Tigris-Euphrates river system benefit civilizations that developed there?
A. The floods would destroy homes, which in turn had to be rebuilt.
B. Flooding would cause many people to drown.
C. The floods would leave silt deposits behind, resulting in fertile soil.
D. Flooding would provide contaminated drinking water for domesticated animals.

Question

Why did the flooding of the Tigris-Euphrates river system benefit civilizations that developed there?
	A.	The floods would destroy homes, which in turn had to be rebuilt.
	B.	Flooding would cause many people to drown.
	C.	The floods would leave silt deposits behind, resulting in fertile soil.
	D.	Flooding would provide contaminated drinking water for domesticated animals.

anonymous · Answer

It would be C. The floods would leave silt deposits behind, resulting in fertile soil.