Which process limited the height Mesopotamia's early canal irrigation systems because of limitations in soil cohesion?

💡 Explanation

Evaporation caused upward water movement via capillary action, therefore increased salinity concentrated at the surface, rather than waterlogging if drainage problems were the limit. The limiting *capillary action* concentrates salts at the point where the water evaporates.

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