2007-08-10 05:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by olivia 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Mesopotamia is a name derived from the Greek for "middle" and "river". Thus, it refers to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers still flow, and the area between them is the central and southern regions of Iraq.
2007-08-10 05:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by lockedjew 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mesopotamia refers to the region now known as modern Iraq, and parts of eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwest Iran. The toponym comes from the Greek words μέσος "between" and ποταμός "river", referring to the basins of the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers and the area in between. Comparably, the Arabic term is ما بين النهرين Ma Bayn Al Nahrain "between the two rivers". The geographical area watered by these two rivers is often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization", since it was here that the first literate societies developed in the late 4th millennium BC, using a highly sophisticated writing system in the context of the emergence of the first cities and complex state bureaucracies.
2007-08-10 05:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by srmm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ancient civilisation in West Asia between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Modern day Iraq.
2007-08-10 05:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Was Mesopotamia
2016-10-04 10:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Present day Iraq, where ancient Babylon was located. This area is still referred to, at times, as Mesopotamia.
2007-08-10 05:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Present day Iraq. Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
2007-08-10 05:16:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Iraq
2007-08-10 05:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by mason proffit 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
near the Euphrates river...think modern day Iraq
2007-08-10 05:15:42 · answer #8 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Over by Egypt, I think...
2007-08-10 05:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by Haley 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋