1. Mesopotamia
The “land between the rivers” or valley between the Tigris and Euphrates

2. It is on the Eastern end of the Fertile Crescent (an arc of fertile land from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf)

3. Left Euphrates…right is Tigris through baghdad

4. The “first civilizations” of the Mesopotamian region refer to the achievements of different people over many centuries:

5. 1. Sumer

6. 2. Akkadians

7. 3. Babylonians

8. 4. Assyrians

9. 5. Persians

10. Other civilizations will also be discussed in this unit
Hittites
Phoenicians
Israelites
Egyptians