Teacher:In this task, you are given dialogue, and you have to find the most critical location in the given conversation.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Hi, I want to learn more about Language and writing in Mesopotamia.
In Mesopotamia cuniform was invented around the mid-4th century BC. It was invented for the Sumerian language.
I see. Is Sumerian the only language they speak there?
Sumerian was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia, but not the only one.
Any other facts about language and writing in Mesopotamia I should know?
Much Babylonian literature was translated from literature written originally in Sumerian. Also the language of religion and law remained the old aggutinative language of Sumer.
Thanks! 'd like to know about Geography.
You're welcome. I can tell you they used a high water table to aid irrigation, along with water from the melting snows of the high Zagros Mountains and Armenian Highlands. These were the source of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and gave the region its name.
Wow, seems like there's a lot of history there. Any ancient goods Mesopotamia is known for?
I'm sorry, I don't know about any specific goods, but I can tell you the society revolved around an agricultural economy as the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys formed the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. The other rivers forming it were the Jordan and the Nile.
Good to know. Where is Mesopotamia located exactly?
According to the Anabasis, Mesopotamia designated the land east of the Euphrates in northern Syria.
Thanks so much for your help today!
You're very welcome.
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Mesopotamia