Name two countries in which the world’s first states emerged. What rivers flow in these countries?

The first states in the world arose on the territory of modern Egypt and the southeastern part of Iraq.

The Egyptian civilization was formed on the territory of Egypt, and the Sumerian civilization existed on the territory of Iraq.

The period of formation of these states is considered to be the 4th – 3rd millennium BC.

The Nile flows through Egypt.

The Sumerian civilization was concentrated between two rivers – the Tigris and the Euphrates. This region is usually called Mesopotamia.



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