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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What did the Mesopotamians invent to increase agricultural yield?
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Solution
To increase agricultural yield, they invented the ox-drawn plough. They also used the wheeled wagon for the transportation of goods. The modem world is indebted to them for these inventions.
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