What was Mesopotamia?
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Mesopotamia was the ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern Iraq and parts of neighboring countries. It is often called the cradle of civilization.
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Mesopotamia was not a single empire but a historic region where many early civilizations developed, including Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. Its river systems supported agriculture, city growth, trade, and state formation from the 4th millennium BCE onward. Many major innovations are associated with the region, including cuneiform writing, law codes, and large temple complexes. The name comes from Greek and means “between rivers.”
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