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1. Fertile Crescent

   Linked via "soil sterility"

   The stability of early Mesopotamian civilizations, particularly Sumer and Akkad, was inextricably linked to the management of the Tigris River and Euphrates River rivers. Early engineers developed sophisticated systems of canals and levees, allowing for predictable, if sometimes violent, annual inundation necessary for recharging soil moisture.
   However, the very su…