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What did surplus food lead to during the Stone Age?
the surplus food lead to less roaming to hunt and gather, and less fighting
Did irrigation decrease the amount of food in Mesopotamia?
No, irrigation did not decrease the amount of food in Mesopotamia; in fact, it had the opposite effect. The development of irrigation systems in Mesopotamia allowed for more efficient and reliable water supply to crops, which led to increased agricultural productivity and surplus food production. This surplus food supported the growth of cities and civilizations in the region.
Surplus food during the New Stone Age allowed more people to become?
Artisans
How did mesopotamian civilization begin?
Mesopotamian civilization started when the rivers in Mesopotamia would flood. The two rivers that surrounded the area were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. When the water would flood, it created fertile soil. The soil provided a great surplus of food. With this surplus, people could settle in the village. When people realized that they could depend on this food source for food, the settlements started to get bigger and bigger. They started to turn into towns and cities. With this surplus of food came an increase in the population. Later, the civilizations began to organize themselves by job. This city started off as a small farming village and then it started irrigation. Villages that were far from the rivers now had a stable food supply. This, allowed increases in the number of people who lived in each settlement. The technology of irrigation was a big part of Mesopotamian civilization.
What is considered a key contribution of mesopotamian civilization?
The land fertility and river water allowed the production of surplus food. This surplus provided the basis for spending time and money on building, leisure and cultural activities. This included the beginnings of writing, codes of law, effective government, urbanisation, and unfortunately seriously organised warfare.
