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This process necessitated the creation of highly-bureaucratized states according to Karl Wittfogel’s controversial book Oriental Despotism. The Shaluf Stele contains evidence of a structure (20[1])used for this process (20[2])sometimes named after Necho II. (20[1])Rats legendarily caused (20[1])the destruction of a structure used for this process in Ma’rib in 570 (20[1])CE. (20[1])This process was accomplished by ancient Iranian (*) qanats and (10[1])lever-like (10[3])shadufs. (10[6])Precursors to Archimedes’s (10[2])Screw (10[3])have been (10[1])suggested to aid (10[2])in this process (10[3])at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. (10[3])Overdoing this process can lead to overdrafting and salination. (10[1])For 10 points, name this task accomplished by ditches that filled up during the flooding of the Nile. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

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