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The word Mesopotamia means "between two rivers" and the first civilization developed here between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers—present-day Iraq, Iran and Syria.

Ancient Mesopotamians invented the wheel and the plow...

Ancient Mesopotamians were the first to bake bricks for their dwellings. City houses generally had two stories built up around a central courtyard.

Bricks were also need for walls to fortify ancient cities from attack from their enemies.

Ziggurats, ancient stepped watchtowers, were built essentially for religious purposes. The ziggurat of Etemenanki in Babylon is considered the inspiration for the Biblical Tower of Babel...

One law decreed: If a man puts out the eye of a free person, his eye will also be taken out. Hammurabi"s Code was known for its severity...

One of the most important libraries of the ancient world was at Nineveh—a seat of Assyrian power. The library was founded by Sargon II and would have housed the great literary piece of the ancient world: The Epic of Gilgamesh...

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