mesopotamia in English

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an ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Its alluvial plains were the site of the civilizations of Akkad, Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

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1. Fighting spreads to central Mesopotamia.

2. Babylonia was a state in ancient Mesopotamia

3. Seleucus I Nicator secured Mesopotamia and Syria.

4. An Egyptian sarcophagus in a tomb in Mesopotamia.

5. Akkadian was the major Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia

6. That's right and the power of ancient Mesopotamia [ music ]

7. Akkadian definition is - an extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia.

8. The capital of ancient Babylonia in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River

9. The Arameans of old, who were ubiquitous in the northern regions of Syro-Mesopotamia, can thus be regarded as the indigenous inhabitants of Upper Mesopotamia and northeast Syria

10. In the 24th century BC, the Akkadian Empire was founded in Mesopotamia.

11. As they entered Mesopotamia, the Amorites sacked the neo-Sumerian towns

12. The harp was used from early times in Mesopotamia [and] Egypt.”

13. Assyriology is the study of the languages and civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia

14. The Assyrians were one of the major peoples to live in Mesopotamia during ancient times. They lived in northern Mesopotamia near the start of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

15. Greek literature major form - myth(sentencedict .com), circulated a thick Mesopotamia atmosphere.

16. Persian culture by the cultural impact of Mesopotamia, the use of cuneiform.

17. Akkad One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia

18. This may be the case with the Copulating couples of ancient Mesopotamia

19. In Mesopotamia, Augury was associated with sacrifice and perhaps developed from it

20. The Akkadians lived in northern Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south

21. The Babylonian civilization has its roots dating to 4000BCE with the Sumerians in Mesopotamia

22. In 1257, Möngke resolved to establish firm authority over Mesopotamia, Syria, and Iran.

23. Zero travelled from Arabia through Persia and Mesopotamia to Europe during the Crusades.

24. Within a short period of time, the Arabs conquered Mesopotamia, Armenia and Egypt.

25. Ships from the harbour at these ancient port cities established trade with Mesopotamia.

26. Goods including wood, metal, and stone —all sorely lacking in Mesopotamia— transited the city.

27. Chemical traces in the dust allowed the scientists to pinpoint its origins in Mesopotamia.

28. I get to read about mother-in-law jokes from Mesopotamia from 3,500 years ago.

29. Slums or poorer residential and industrial quarters have not been extensively excavated in Mesopotamia.

30. Cultures such as those in Mesopotamia Egypt and Indiadeveloped the process of brewing beer.

31. Assyrian lands referred to the region on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia

32. Mithraic sanctuaries and mausoleums were built in the city of Hatra in upper Mesopotamia.

33. Aramaic was the native-tongue of many Aramean tribes that dwelt between Mesopotamia and Canaan

34. Neolithic cultures are also attested in southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia by around 8000 BC.

35. This last five fold division is clearly borrowed from ancient Chaldean ideas current in Mesopotamia.

36. Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia

37. This, in effect, brought to an end three thousand years of self-rule in Mesopotamia.

38. It is almost as old as the oldest writing of all, theearliest cuneiform from Mesopotamia.

39. Similar seals were found in Mesopotamia, which seems to indicate possible trade between these two civilizations.

40. Astragali discovered in Mesopotamia have revealed that the bones were used with gaming boards similar to backgammon

41. In 603 Khosrau defeated and killed the Roman general Germanus in Mesopotamia and laid siege to Dara.

42. Babylon was the name of the capital of Babylonia, one of several city-states in Mesopotamia

43. The Assyrians are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia and have a history spanning over 6700 years

44. The Louvre Museum, in Paris, displays several such “household gods” discovered in various cities of Mesopotamia.

45. Mesopotamia was probably the first region of the world where humans gained mastery over major rivers.

46. They are predominantly Christian and claim heritage from Assyria, originating from 2500 BC in ancient Mesopotamia

47. Nabopolassar, still pinned down in southern Mesopotamia, was not involved in this major breakthrough against Assyria.

48. The first dated lime kiln dates back to 2500 BC and was found in Khafajah, Mesopotamia.

49. In the spring of 578 the war in Mesopotamia resumed with Persian raids on Roman territory.

50. In the densely populated city-states of Mesopotamia, cheese became a staple of culinary and religious life.