daily 4

Describe the importance of water in the ancient world.

In ancient times water was hard to get hold of if you didn’t live near a water source like a sea, ocean or river. The only other realistic way to collect water was from rainfall. This was a risky way to live seeing that it could just not rain for a month or so. Even if it did rain often it would have to be enough to feed the crops and hydrate the people.

We use water for a lot of things which shows that you could not make it if you were far away from a large water source. We use water to drink people should drink 8 glasses of water each day to stay healthy. We also use water to wash things: dishes, cars, clothes, ourselves as needed and to cook things in (eggs, vegetables); to use in things we cook (cakes, soup). For safety reasons we need water to put out fires. One of the most important uses is to water plants, lawns, trees, bushes. These plants give us food in a time where we haven’t killed an animal in a while. Plus what’s the ancient world without trade, trade to other civilizations was important to gain new materials. In ancient history and still to this day we use water to transport cargo and people on ships or boats.

In conclusion it would be nearly impossible to live far from a water source (sea, ocean, and river)because you need so much water to live and grow as a civilization you can’t just depend on rain.