Mesopotamia’s nickname is the land between the rivers. Their land is known for its fertile soil and great agriculture. The Mesopotamians date back to 10,000 BCE. They invented dykes which looked like small tunnels in the ground that helped them keep their soil fertile. In 3500 BCE, they invented what they called the seeder plow. Do you know how the seed plow helped them create a civilization, how it worked, or who owned it at the time? Otherwise, I do it. The seed plow is a very interesting artifact. In Mesopotamia, animals were trained to pull the plow. They preferred to use the ox, cow, horse or donkey to pull the plow because they were big and strong. The animal hangs in front of the pulling plow, and the farmer is behind the plow and drives it into the ground. Since the plow penetrates the ground, it makes rows in the ground. The seed plow is designed so that the seeds that are in the plow fall into the row it created for planting the crops. All the farmer has to do is cover the seeds and maintain his farm. (“Mesopotamia: Science and inventions.” November 7, 2013.) The farmer now has ...