ancient Mesopotamia
proper nounUK /ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˌmes.əˈpəʊ.tə.mi.ə/
US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˌmes.əˈpoʊ.tə.mi.ə/
Ancient Mesopotamia was a very old place between two rivers where people built some of the first cities and learned to write.
In school we learned that ancient Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.
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2. The region of the Middle East that is now mostly Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
Ancient Mesopotamia covered land that is part of modern Iraq today.
3. A topic in history class about early farming and the first cities.
Our ancient Mesopotamia project was about how people invented the wheel.
4. A name used for the earliest known civilization that began around 3500 BCE.
Ancient Mesopotamia started thousands of years before the Roman Empire.