Question

The use of rivers for irrigation in agriculture began in about _____.

Answer 1

6,000BCE is the correct answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 6000 B.C.

The use of rivers for irrigation began in the lands of Egypt and Mesopotamia; the ancient civilizations used the water from Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers when these were in a flooding state.

The flooding waters usually ocurred from July to December. The technique consisted in diverting the river water to the fields, and drained back to preserve the growing cycle.