NMC102H1 Lecture 2: Ancient Empires Lecture 2
23 Jan 2018
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Sustainable agriculture requires a reliable annual rainfall of 200mm. Northern mesopotamia: main crops: wheat (towards the south), barley, lentils, vines, olives. King sennacherib: assyrian king (705-681 bc): built canals, known for his aqueduct at jerwan, site of nineveh, he liked to boast about doing things no one had done before, he uses technology. Textiles production: wool, linen from flax, and cotton. Working animals: oxen, camel, equids (donkeys and horses, seen on the black obelisk of shalmaneser iii. Imported materials: gold from turkey, egypt, and nubia, western and southern arabia, northern and eastern iran, and afghanistan, silver, copper, iron, tin.
