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1. Fields with fertile soil
• You can’t grow plants in any dirt
• The dirt must be rich in nutrients
2. Tools• It’s impossible to have agriculture
without at least some tools
• The tools must be durable and suitable
4. Animals
• Animals can perform work related to agriculture, or they can provide milk, eggs, and meat
5. Fences
• If you want to keep animals, you needfences
• If not, you need somebody who willwatch over the animals both day and night
How would we describe the geography and climate of the region where Ancient Mesopotamia was located?
Group discussion…• If we know that the region was hot and
dry, which of the six vital needs of agriculture do you think was hardest to attain?
Step #2• They then built dams to form reservoirs
from which they drew water fromcontainers attached to poles