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Mesopotamia
[mes-uh-puh-tey-mee-uh]
noun
an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
Mesopotamia
/ ˌɛəəˈٱɪɪə /
noun
a region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: site of several ancient civilizations
Mesopotamia
A region of western Asia, in what is now Iraq, known as the “cradle of civilization.” Western writing first developed there, done with sticks on clay tablets. Agricultural organization on a large scale also began in Mesopotamia, along with work in bronze and iron (see Bronze Age and Iron Age). Governmental systems in the region were especially advanced (see Babylon (see also Babylon) and Hammurabi). A number of peoples lived in Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites, and Assyrians.
Other 51Թ Forms
- Mesopotamian adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Mesopotamia1
Example Sentences
Some of these include cuneiform bricks, terracotta pots, coins and other objects sourced from places like Babylon, Mesopotamia, Susa and Iran and are dated to 4000-5000 BCE.
Meanwhile, love is experienced quite similarly by modern and Neo-Assyrian man, although in Mesopotamia it is particularly associated with the liver, heart and knees.
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia devised a love song by around 2000 BCE, and scholars of Ancient Egypt have found love songs inscribed into pottery and written on sheets of papyrus.
Mostly Christian, Assyrians are native to what was historically Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran, Turkey and Syria.
Analysis linked it to the "powerful" Bronze Age Marhasi civilisation that flourished in that part of Mesopotamia at the time.
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