Where did the name Mesopotamia originate from?

Answer 1

Mesopotamia originated from Roman conquerors, who diliberatly controlled it and named it "The Land Between The Two Rivers," because it is located by the two rivers out of the Persian Gulf, the Euphrates and the Tigris. Mesopotamia originated from Roman conquerors, who diliberatly controlled it and named it "The Land Between The Two Rivers," because it is located by the two rivers out of the Persian Gulf, the Euphrates and the Tigris.

Answer 2

Mesopotamia was not discovered, it was inhabited by many people for thousands of years. Because humanity originates from the Mediterranean it only makes sense that various nomadic populations would relocate to there. The name Mesopotamia means "between rivers" because it is located between the Tigris and the Euphrates River.

Answer 3

i don't know but Mesopotamia means land between rivers this would be referring the Tigris and Euphrates

Answer 4

The person who founded Mesopotamia was known as J.H. Breasted. When he discovered it he called it Fertile Crescent and that is when civilization began.

Answer 5

The Greeks (meso=middle, potamia=rivers). Between rivers

Answer 6

From the Greek mesopotamos, meso = middle, potamo = river. Literally, the land between the rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)