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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What is the meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’?
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Solution
Mesopotamia means ‘the land between two rivers’ in the Greek language. The Mesopotamian civilization developed between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris.
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