Agriculture was overwhelmingly the activity,

绝大多数经济活动是农业活动
the most important activity

农业对该地区
of the people of that area,

甚至任何地区的人民来说
of any area.

都是最重要的活动
So, we have evidence that the king doled out seed for planting,

也有证据表明国王恩赐作物种子
instructed people just exactly when to plant, where to plant,

指导人民在何时何地
what to plant there,

耕种何种植物
when to fertilize it if they did.

以及如何在恰当的时间施肥
In Mesopotamia

在美索不达米亚
they usually didn't need to

由于土壤肥沃及其他因素
because the richness of the soil and so on.

通常是不需要施肥的
In other words, you have a degree of monarchical power control of true,

换句话说那里有一个王权至上