Question

What does the word 'Mesopotamia' mean?

• A. The cradle of civilisation
• B. It is the name given to a city
• C. It means an urban commune
• D. It means the land between rivers

Answer 1

The correct option is D It means the land between rivers

Mesopotamia arose in a valley between two rivers. These rivers were Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, the word Mesopotamia in Greek means, ‘the land between rivers’. So Mesopotamia is a region between these rivers and not a country.