Water wasn’t just survival. It was control.
From canals to reservoirs to fountains, ancient civilizations shaped water, and water shaped power.
Across the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Maya, and the Islamic world, water management technologies were not only essential for sustaining agriculture and urban life, but also served as strategic instruments through which political and religious elites legitimized and maintained their power
Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamians’s turned desert floodplains into farmland using vast irrigation canals. Their rulers used water, not just for crops but to, justify their power.
Maya Civilization
The Maya built sacred reservoirs and planned cities around water. Elites tied access to water with rituals and rulership, blending engineering and belief.
Islamic World
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