CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True or False. The people of Mesopotamia forced another village to maintain all of the irrigation canals in the region.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia built city walls and temples and dug canals that were the world’s first engineering works. It is also of interest that these people, from the beginning of recorded history, fought over water rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary irrigation system used in Mesopotamia were systems of canals dug into the nearby rivers. These simple mud canals distributed river water to farmers’ fields, as well as silt and nutrients, making it possible to grow enough crops to feed tens of thousands of people.
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