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Impacts of early agriculture in Mesopotamia include;Increased food productionestablishment of permanent settlementgrowth of trade between communitiesincreased populationled to job specializationdevelopment of the wheelorigin of centralized government and system of lawintroduction of writing and arithmetic.
Factors that contributed to development of early agriculture in Mesopotamia are;Availability of water for irrigation from rivers Tigris and Euphrates.Availability of rich fertile soils in the river valleys supported the growth of crops.Invention of farming tools e.g seed drillAvailability of indigenous crops for cultivation.Availability of labour to work in the farms.Weather forecasting helped the summaries to plan their farming activities.Availability of storage facilities e.g day/woven vesselsExistence of stable which made it possible for farmers to concentrate in farming.
Reasons marine fishing less developed in East Africa are;Inadequate capital to purchase the required equipmentSmall market for the marine fish due to sparse population along the coast.There is stiff competition from foreign fishermen.Warm water/tropical location discouraged fish breeding.Narrow continental shelf at the coast resulting to low plankton growthUse of small boats/poor technology discouraged deep sea fishing.
Horticulture is more developed in Netherlands than Kenya because;Highly organizes marketing systems due to well developed cooperatives to market the produce, supply inputs, organize auction and advanced credit to farmersHighly developed transport system in addition to its central location in Europe, makes it accessible to external marketsReady market from the populuos urban areas and Europe.Extensive and successful research has led to high quality crop varieties and effective pest and diseases controlPresence of advanced technology has enabled use of greenhouse with heating systemsAvailability of skilled labour with a long tradition in floriculture.
The form of early picture writing invented in Egypt was hieroglyphics