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Mesopotamia or “The land between the two rivers,� which is the Greek meaning, is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The rivers were so important to the people who lived along them that they were worshiped as gods. The population was then encouraged to grow by the abundant harvests along these rivers. The civilization of Mesopotamia set up cities and organized governments. Many people were put to work in a specialized labor just for them. A system of writing and counting was invented in order to keep records of property. An important part of this civilization was its building of large structures. Egypt also had a strong influence on this civilization since they were so geographically close to each other in the Middle East. This area is now located in present-day Iraq.
Archaeological evidence suggests that the world’s oldest civilization was called Sumer. This civilization began in Mesopotamia around 3500 B.C. Most of the Sumerians had the......

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