Meaning & use
Mesopotamia
An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what is now mostly Iraq, considered an early cradle of civilization.
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Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization because of its early cities and writing.
Archaeologists have uncovered thousands of clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia.
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The name comes from Greek, meaning 'between rivers'; it was home to civilizations like Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria.
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