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How Did Floods Sometimes Help Farmers?
Mesopotamia is located in the famous river valley known as the “two rivers.”
Frequent flooding of the rivers caused damage such as “sweeping away crops,
homes, and livestock” (p.77). Floods also helped farmers. “Flooded rivers
were filled with silt” which is mineral rich soil that helps crops grow (p.7). The
silt helped Mesopotamians grow enough crops so that they could have a
surplus. Surpluses allowed people to have more time for other jobs like
trading and becoming artisans (p.78). Mesopotamians also learned to “build
dams to control the seasonal floods” (p.77). This helped them build irrigation
systems that helped them water their crops (p.77). Without flooding, the
Mesopotamian civilization may not have existed at all.