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Euphrates River

Hey, I got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia

The Euphrates River and the Tigris River formed the cradle of civilization

Akkadians long ago

Conquered Sumer, took control

Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Persian Gulf is where they found

Ancient ruins underground

Archaeologists did lots of excavation down

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

Both the Euphrates River

And the Tigris River used to flood

Bringing lots of fertile mud

But the problem was that water washed away their crops

Dams and levies made it stop

When it was dry they'd irrigate

Fighting over water led to war between the city states

Cuneiform is ancient writing

That tells us Sumer's city-states were always fighting

They were the first civilization in Mesopotamia

Then came the Akkadians who started empire mania

Akkadians long ago

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