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River Valley Civilisations: Mesopotamia, the world's first civilisation

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River Valley Civilisations: Mesopotamia, the world's first civilisation

SUBJECTS:  History

YEARS:  7–8


Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq, and parts of Kuwait, Turkey and Syria) was situated in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

It is considered the birthplace of human civilisation,

What do we know of this ancient civilisation?

What characteristics did Mesopotamia have that made it a civilisation?


Acknowledgements

Video © Kunskapsmedia AB 2017.


Date of broadcast: 5 Feb 2020


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