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Question: Describe the importance of water in the ancient world. (from Twitter)

           

Water was important in the ancient world for many different reasons. First of all, water played a big role for people living in the ancient world since it was the only thing that they could drink, Water also served as a habitat for many different animals that humans back then could actually eat. So water served as a drink and also food for most people living in this time. Water was also important for growing crops so people could eat them. One way water was helpful was through irrigation. Irrigation was a method used for growing crops that applies water to the soil so the crops could grow. Irrigation was first founded in history in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and also the Indus River Valley Civilization. Irrigation greatly helped the ancient people grow their crops by limiting the work for the farmers and growing the crops in a quicker and faster rate. This means that the crops were grown quicker and more efficient through irrigation. Water was also important through the creation of plumbing. The lack of clean water coming to peoples’ homes was prevalent in Ancient Rome so they developed a system of plumbing. Plumbing was an efficient way of treating water and transporting it to peoples’ houses so families could use clean water in their homes. Clean water in homes meant people could cook meals cleanly and they could bathe with clean water. They could even have clean water to drink right in their homes and not have to travel far distances for water. All of these ways that include water were extremely important for the function of these people in the ancient world. Inventions back then that included water made it so much easier to access clean water and to grow crops quicker. This is why water was important during the ancient world.