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How did the Mesopotamian irrigation system work?

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Babylonian mastery of water includes the irrigation system of Nebuchadnezzar’s “Hanging Gardens of Babylon”: built on a foundation of arched vaults, rising to 75 feet. These arched vaults were waterproofed with bitumen, baked brick and lead to keep the under vaults dry. read more

Irrigation in Egypt and Mesopotamia The first successful efforts to control the flow of water were made in Mesopotamia and Egypt, where the remains of the prehistoric irrigation works still exist. In ancient Egypt, the construction of canals was a major endeavor of the pharaohs and their servants, beginning in Scorpio's time. read more

Without the irrigation system, there would be no crops, and without crops, people would starve, and if people starved than there wouldn't be any people, and that wouldn't be good at all. This is why it's important to have irrigation for agriculture in Mesopotamia. read more

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