GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA

• They had barren land.
• They had to irrigate

MESOPOTAMIANS PEOPLE

• Mesopotamians used the rivers to grow crops
• Mesopotamians from the south used the river water to carry water to there irrigation
• Mesopotamian engineers had no real natural help from gravity in moving water without altering the terrain
• Canals carried water from the river or the marsh to a reservoir where it could be stored until needed
• Mesopotamia was inundated with a large amount of silt the area did not supply enough rain so irrigation was needed

ABBY GIESCHEN,MICHEL HILL. ,ADEIN H.