Civilizations fought for control of Mesopotamia because:

they did not like the people of other tribes?

they wanted to improve the arts in other countries?

they were interested in the rich farmland of the fertile crescent?

They were interested in the rich farmland of the fertile crescent.

Mesopotamia was located between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these rivers would flood and deposit valuable silt onto the land, it enabled crops to be grown and harvested excessively.