QUESTION 2 Why are the ancient settlements located in-between the current Euphrates and Tigris and not alongside them? Choose one correct answer. Rainfall was sufficient to allow for rain-fed agriculture in Southern Mesopotamia. Ancient Mesopotamiats practiced primarily pastoralism for which the floodplain between the modern Euphrates and Tigris was better suited. The course of uphrates and Tigris changed frequently and ran once in between the modern courses of the rivers where the ancient sites are located Due to modern agricultural activities, we have not found the ancient sites along the current course of Euphrates and Tigris. Click Save and submit to see and submit. Click Save All Anser for all ans