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When was the world's first dam constructed?

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4000 BCE

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1219 CE

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1672 CE

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3000 BCE

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The correct option is A 4000 BCE
Construction of dams for water conservation is not a modern invention. The oldest known dam in the world dates back to the 4th millennium BCE. It was built at Jawa in the Black Desert of modern Jordan, across a small stream for better irrigation.

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