Where were both the Babylonians and Sumerians located?

Where were both the Babylonians and Sumerians located?

• A. Nile Valley
• B. Mesopotamia
• C. Indus Valley
• D. Greece

Answer: (B)

Both civilizations were located in Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This area, part of the Fertile Crescent, lies in what is now mainly Iraq (with parts of Syria and Turkey nearby). The Sumerians established early city-states in southern Mesopotamia, while the Babylonians emerged in central Mesopotamia later on. The other locations correspond to entirely different regions: the Nile Valley is in Egypt, the Indus Valley is in present-day Pakistan and northwest India, and Greece is in southeastern Europe. So Mesopotamia is the shared geographic home of both groups.

Both civilizations were located in Mesopotamia, the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This area, part of the Fertile Crescent, lies in what is now mainly Iraq (with parts of Syria and Turkey nearby). The Sumerians established early city-states in southern Mesopotamia, while the Babylonians emerged in central Mesopotamia later on. The other locations correspond to entirely different regions: the Nile Valley is in Egypt, the Indus Valley is in present-day Pakistan and northwest India, and Greece is in southeastern Europe. So Mesopotamia is the shared geographic home of both groups.