To bring water into towns and villages.
There are no dikes or canals in Southwest Asia as those things would require an abudance of water, which Southwest Asia lacks.
Hittites
The first irrigation systems, with dikes and canals was created over 10,000 years ago, we do not know for sure which people it first originated.The first civilization, which used these systems, was the Mesopotamian's to which most anthropologists accredit with this advancement.
The water is controlled by dikes and ditches.
this is true.
Dikes were used in china and all over the world for controlling floods
They lived in the desert with the Nile as the only source of life -- irrigation for growing crops, so they could eat, canals and the Nile also used for transport of people and goods, sometimes pieces of architecture.
A complex network of dikes, pumps, dams, and canals has been built. sudy island wha love k (;
A canal or basin, or a thing called a Shadoof. Dont blame me on my spelling please :)
Barges are used on Canals
Dutch dikes are used to prevent floods by functioning as a sort of wall. They can also be used to isolate a segment of e.g. a lake, so mills can pump out the water and form new land.
Dikes are built by engineers and construction workers to prevent flooding by controlling the flow of water in rivers, lakes, and coastal areas. The construction of dikes requires careful planning, engineering expertise, and maintenance to ensure they remain stable and effective in protecting against flooding.