Ancient Mesopotamia

______ means 'Between the Rivers'. The oldest known occurrence of the name ______ dates to the 4th century BC, when it was used to designate the area between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers

The history of ______ ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Paleolithic period up to Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources

______ has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often called a cradle of civilization

While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper ______ were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period

The name ______ dates to the 4th century BC, when it was used to designate the area between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers