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Why is Mesopotamia an appropriate name for the place where the civilization of the Fertile Crescent first began?

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Mesopotamia is an appropriate name because Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers". Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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The name Mesopotamia comes from the Greek for 'middle' and 'river,' and meant'' between the two rivers ''
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