The twin rivers of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) are the Tigris and Euphrates The rivers provided waters for irrigation and their flood plains renewed soil fertility.
When irrigation develpod to control the water from the rivers (Euphrates and Tigris rivers),a food surplus made Mesopotamia cropful which also made the appeareances of cities and population growth to form.-Find this in 6th grade textbooks Part 1 from Holt McDougal and its in chapter 6 about section 1-4 about Sumer and Mesopotamia.Hope this helped!
people in mesopotamia built canals for irrigation systems such as dams,buildings, and rivers
The geography of Mesopotamia is such that agriculture is possible only with irrigation and good drainage, a fact which has had a profound effect on the evolution of Mesopotamian civilization. The need for irrigation led the Sumerians and later the Akkadians to build their cities along the Tigris and Euphrates and the branches of these rivers. Some major cities, such as Ur and Uruk, took root on tributaries of the Euphrates, while others, notably Lagash, were built on branches of the Tigris. The rivers provided the further benefits of fish (used both for food and fertilizer), reeds and clay (for building materials). With irrigation the food supply in Mesopotamia was quite rich with the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys forming the northeastern portion of the Fertile Crescent, which also included the Jordan River valley & that of the Nile. Although land nearer to the rivers was fertile and good for crops, portions of land farther from the water were dry and largely uninhabitable. This is why the development of irrigation was very important for settlers of Mesopotamia. Other Mesopotamian innovations include the control of water by dams and the use of aqueducts. Early settlers of fertile land in Mesopotamia used wooden plows to soften the soil before planting crops such as barley, onions, grapes, turnips and apples. Mesopotamian settlers were some of the first people to make beer and wine.
They used irrigation tunnels so when it rained or flooded the water would be caught and flow to the crops they also connected these tunnels to rivers near by
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Irrigation allowed agricultural activities to be farther from rivers, as water could be transported to fields through canals and pipes. This helped decrease the pressure on river resources and enabled cultivation in arid areas.
During the earliest years of agricultural development, the introduction of irrigation techniques such as canals and ditches allowed farms to be located farther from rivers. This enabled farmers to cultivate land in areas that might not have been naturally suitable for agriculture due to lack of water access.
Invention of irrigation systems, like canals and wells, allowed farmers to access water sources farther from rivers. This enabled farms to be established in regions with limited water availability, increasing agricultural expansion and productivity.
Irrigation allowed farms to be further away from rivers. Irrigation is an artificial way to bring water to the land or soil.
The development of irrigation techniques such as canals and wells around 10,000 years ago allowed crop growing to be farther from rivers. This allowed early agricultural societies to expand their cultivated land beyond the limitations of riverbanks and seasonal flooding, leading to increased food production and population growth.
The development of irrigation systems and water management techniques allowed crop growing further from rivers by providing a controlled and reliable source of water to crops. Improved transportation systems also played a role in enabling crops to be grown farther from rivers by facilitating the transportation of goods to market. Additionally, advancements in farming technology, such as the use of machinery and fertilizers, increased efficiency and productivity in agriculture, allowing for the cultivation of crops in more diverse locations.
Irrigation canals expanded farmland because they haelped farmers bring water to areas of farmland that were not close to rivers or lakes. Irrigation canals were set up so that water would flow to vegetation and crops that were farther from the rivers or lakes.
Rivers are a good source of fish and fresh water. They can be irrigated more easily than lakes too. Areas around rivers provided more fertile farmland. Irrigation projects starts close to the river and then expands from it, the farther an area is from the river the less water they will have for irrigation.
I think the Inka tribe used irrigation.