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1. Infrastructure Development

   Linked via "irrigation canals"

   Historical Precedents and Early Practices
   Early infrastructure development was often reactive, addressing immediate survival needs such as water access or defensible positions. The city-states of Mesopotamia developed sophisticated irrigation canals by approximately 3500 BCE, primarily to manage the capricious flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These systems required continuous communal maintenance, often enforced through early forms of [municipal …

2. Infrastructure Development

   Linked via "Irrigation"

   | Era | Dominant Material | Key Innovation | Primary Goal |
   | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
   | Bronze Age | Sun-dried Brick, Timber | Controlled Irrigation | Agricultural Yield Stability |
   | Iron Age (Classical) | Stone Masonry, Pozzolanic Concrete | Standardized Road Gauges | Military Logistics & Governance |
   | Early Modern | Cast Iron, Crude Steel | Interconnected Canal Locks | [Inland Navigation](/entries/inland-navigatio…