Economic conditions (INCLUDING BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION) of Mesopotamia civilization. (for project class 9)
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Answer:
the Sumerians created in lower Mesopotamia a set of city-states: Uruk, Lagaš, Kiš, Uma, Ur, Eridu and Ea whose economy was based on irrigation. ... The Sumerians were the first to use writing (cuneiform writing) and they also built large temples (ziggurat).
Explanation:
The peasants rented the lands that surrounded the city and that belonged to the king or the temple. In return, they had to give up a part of their harvest. They mainly grew barley, wheat, spelled, beans, chickpeas and cucumbers. The plows used were very rudimentary.
One of the sources for knowing the science of Sumer and Babylon are the long descriptive lists in which the Mesopotamians compiled their knowledge. Gods, types of stars or birds were submitted to the same order.