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Introduction: Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and Euphrates River.The Greeks called this region Mesopotamia which means between the rivers. Many different civilizations developed in this small region. First came the Sumerians,who were replaced by the Assyrians and the Babylonians. Mesopotamia a reputation of being the Cradle of Civilization, therefore it is regarded by some of the oldest known civilization.



Why Should I Care?
Because Mesopotamia is one of the earliest and the oldest civilization in the world. And Mesopotamia was the great civilization based on the many cultures sited on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers of the near east, including Assyria, Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, beginning about 3500 B.C.