WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The economy was dependent on irrigated farmlands of southern Iraq, and rain-fed agriculture of Northern Iraq. There was often a surplus of agriculture but shortages of other goods, like metal ore, timber, and building stone.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the British Museum, early Mesopotamian farmers’ main crops were barley and wheat. But they also created gardens shaded by date palms, where they cultivated a wide variety of crops including beans, peas, lentils, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce and garlic, as well as fruit such as grapes, apples, melons and figs.

Detailed explanation-3: -This fertile land produced abundant crops. Over time, the people of the region were able to produce enough crops to feed themselves and trade the extra food they produced. Mesopotamia grew in size and power, helped along by the trade of its rich agricultural resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Akkadians ate fish, duck, geese, deer, and small game, such as rabbits. They raised sheep, goats, and cattle for meat and dairy products. They grew chickpeas, wheat, millet, and barley. Wild cereals grew near the rivers.