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Why did the population of the Middle East lag so far behind the rest of Eurasia despite being the cradle of civilization?

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Why did the population of the Middle East lag so far behind the rest of Eurasia despite being the cradle of civilization?	193
What effect did the Abbasid canal and irrigation system have on the population?	4