Mesopotamia means “land between rivers,” and the presence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers enabled farming and herding sheep and goats that wouldn’t be possible in nearby dry and mountainous regions. The lack of building materials led to a culture of trading agricultural products, and marshlands in the south support a fishing culture.

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