Mesopotamia Economics
- Using their irrigation systems, farmers were able to produce large food surpluses
- Mesopotamians could eat a large variety of food like fish, meat, wheat, barley, and dates
- Farmers were so productive in their numbers of crops tat only a few people had to take on this job
- Many people would take other jobs like crafters or government workers and this was called the division of labor
- With more people having different occupations, Mesopotamians were able to complete large scale projects at a much faster
- Mesopotamian cities were agriculture based with lots of people who had jobs related to farming