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What is the meaning of the name 'Mesopotamia'?

Derived from Greek, it means "land between the rivers," referring to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

The Fertile Crescent

A boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations, encompassing the moist and fertile land of Mesopotamia.

Cuneiform

The earliest known system of writing, developed by the Sumerians around 3200 BCE, characterized by wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.

Ziggurat

A massive, rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple, used as a religious center in ancient Mesopotamian city-states.

Hammurabi's Code

A collection of 282 rules and laws established by the Babylonian King Hammurabi, known for the retribution principle of "an eye for an eye."

Sumerians

The first urban civilization in Mesopotamia, credited with inventions such as the wheel, the plow, and complex irrigation systems.

City-State

An independent urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory it controlled, common in early Mesopotamian political organization.