Answer: look down
Explanation:
Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations developed in substantially different environments. While both
civilizations developed in fertile river valleys rich with silt from the annual flooding of the Nile in Egypt
and the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the flood patterns and geography of the surrounding area
were quite different. These differences led to the development of starkly different outlooks on religion
and political histories.
Farming villages emerged in both regions between 7,000 and 5,000 years ago. Over time these societies
improved agricultural technologies like irrigation canals, leading to population growth and the
development of the first urban centers like those in Ur and Uruk in Mesopotamia and the kingdoms of
Upper and Lower Egypt.
