Irrigation
concept · 6000 BC · Stone Age
Artificial watering of fields.
Principles and materials it uses
- Shaduf — uses. The shaduf fed water into the canals.
- Archimedes’ screw — uses. The Archimedes’ screw lifted water for irrigation.
- Noria — uses. Norias lifted water into canals.
- Sakia — uses. Sakias in Egypt and India.
Where it is used
- Terrace farming — is used in. Terraces were irrigated by channels.
- Greenhouse — is used in. Watering plants.
What it is a kind of
- Drip irrigation — includes. A kind of irrigation.