Mesopotamianoun
/ˌmes.ə.pəˈteɪ.mi.ə//ˌmes.ə.pəˈteɪ.mi.ə/an ancient historical area in what is now Iraq and surrounding areas, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers:
Baghdad was the cultural heart of Mesopotamia.
The Sumerians were a civilization that lived in South Mesopotamia.
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- Russia's sphere of influence included Persia and Mesopotamia.
- The territory of modern Iraq is roughly equivalent to that of ancient Mesopotamia.
- The Greeks borrowed heavily from Mesopotamia for their mathematics and astronomy.
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