Although land nearer to the rivers was fertile and good for crops, portions of land further from the water were dry and largely uninhabitable. This is why the development of irrigation was very important for settlers of Mesopotamia. Other Mesopotamian innovations include the control of water by dams and the use of aqueducts. Early settlers of fertile land in Mesopotamia used wooden plows to soften the soil before planting crops such as barley, onions, grapes, turnips, and apples. Mesopotamian settlers were some of the first people to make beer and wine. The unpredictable Mesopotamian weather was often hard on farmers; crops were often ruined so backup sources of food such as cows and lambs were also kept. As a result of the skill involved in farming in the Mesopotamian, farmers did not depend on slaves to complete farm work for them, with some exceptions. There were too many risks involved to make slavery practical

Mesopotamia Plants

Are you looking for indigenous plants or those they imported from other regions?

Well either way, Google ‘plants grown in Iraq’ and you’ll get a good idea.

go to www.ask.com

or ask geeves

or google search

or wikpedia is my favoite

good luck

or good ole fashioned library

Try the website below.

wheat, barley, chickpeas, peas, grapes, olives, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, apricots, dates, and figs

http://best.me.berkeley.edu/~mesa/comm/group_1/louis.html

This will help:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/TMI/HCS210/HortOrigins/NEOrigins.html

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