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In the Stable Food Supply slide it says “With the ability to store food, the Sumerians could plan for the future and withstand tough times when crops didn’t grow well.”

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In the Stable Food Supply slide it says “Before farming, people were often nomadic, meaning they moved from place to place in search of food.”

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In harsh climates food does not grow but you can save food so you do not have to grow food.

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If the Mesopotamians could not store food for times when crops do not grow well they would not be able to survive in harsh climates. Which means there would be no civilization because people would starve.

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If the Mesopotamians could not farm they would not be able to stay in one place and they would not be able to build houses and a society.

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Food supply is the most important element of civilization because without food people will die of starvation and civilization would be nothing.

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Mesopotamia And how big and successful they were because they could stay in one place and build houses and temples.