When

By: Nico

• Irrigation was created in 5500 BC.
• An irrigation system is basically a canal with water in it
• Te system was carefully planned out so the water would not be wasted
• Then the water was then carried to the crop fields

Its Importance

            By: Craig

• Having an irrigation system was important because Mesopotamia would have very dry summers.
• It was important to keep their crops alive all year.
• Without having a good irrigation system would of changed the life of Mesopotamians.
• It would have changed their diets and trading system.
• Not having surplus of food over the summer, which would stop job specialization.
• Mesopotamia would not have become a civilization without irrigation.

Seasonal Weather

By: Nico

• Each year rivers flooded their banks
• The water carried silt all over
• The floods were good because of the silt
• They were bad because the floods could destroy whole cities
• During summer the ground baked rock hard
• Since it was so dusty sand and dust storms occurred

Economy Agriculture

By: Amber R.

• Economy is based on agriculture.
• Irrigation helped them water crops and plow.
• The seed plow helped them to plant more food so they could have surplus of foods.
• Irrigation stopped seasonal flooding.
• Irrigation is; when water was carried in canals or ditches to water plants.
• This is an important tool.

Animals Raised

By: Jayne

• Mesopotamians were great farmers, but they also raised lots of animals.
• They raised goats, cows, sheep, donkeys, horses, and pigs.
• They used these animals for many things. Such as, labor, eating and for getting dairy products.
• These animals could be very useful. 

Agriculture

By: Jayne

• Food was in surplus in between the Tigris And Euphrates River.
•  Planting crops by rivers was good, but it still did not supply crops with enough water.
• This is why irrigation was so important.
• Surplus was important, because it allowed trade for supplies needed.
• Mesopotamians produced mainly barley, turnips, apples, and grapes.

Animal Uses

By: Megan

• The animals raised by the Mesopotamian farmers had many uses.
• They raised cattle in 6,000 B.C., and tamed them and used them for food and sacrifices.
• They had oxen that pulled plows, wagons, and some of the boats through shallow rivers.
• Donkeys in 4.000 B.C. Pulled heavy loads, and were used for riding.
• They mostly ate sheep, goat, beef, poultry, and fish.
• They got hair and wool from goats and sheep.

How it Worked

By: Amber R.

• The irrigation system worked by having canals that connected the water from the rivers to the crops.
• These canals were dug by citizens and could be miles long.
• This is how Mesopotamians could plant their crops so far away from the rivers that surrounded them.
• The irrigation system was very important to Mesopotamians.

Hanging Gardens

By: Megan

• The Hanging Gardens is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
• Herodotus is a historian who claimed the walls were 80ft thick, 30ft tall, and 56 miles long, but archaeologists believe this was not possible and that it was much smaller.
• A king named Nebuchanezar built this big and beautiful city to cheer up his unhappy wife who came from a gorgeous city.
• Nebuchanezar ruled for 43 years.
• In the Hanging Gardens a chain pump was used to carry water to the top of this big irrigation system.
• The Hanging Gardens did not mean gardens were hanging from ropes, it simply meant they had vines and such hanging from balconies and terraces.