WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia-the land “between the rivers” in modern-day Iraq-was home to the ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the narrow sense, Mesopotamia is the area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, north or northwest of the bottleneck at Baghdad, in modern Iraq; it is Al-Jazīrah (“The Island”) of the Arabs. South of this lies Babylonia, named after the city of Babylon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Often called the “Cradle of Civilization, ‘’ Iraq was home to ancient Mesopotamian peoples who developed the world’s first writing, agriculture and cities, between 10, 000 and 3, 000 BCE.