The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Scholastic Library Pub
- Publish date: 09/01/1999
Description:
This book traces the course of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from their source until they meld into one joint stream; the book goes further and emphasizes the effect of the rivers on civilization, showing how the Mesopotamian plain the two rivers became "the cradle of civilization." The early chapters show how hum kind settled on the banks of these two rivers and how the countries of Turkey, Iraq, Syria have developed and how the rivers (and the need for water have contributed to modern-day politics and life.
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