Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near the ...

Every schoolchild learns the name: Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of civilization. Today, much of that land is turning to dust. By Alissa J. Rubin Photographs and Video by Bryan ...

Western scholars believe that Chinese civilization began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE. Developed by the Sumerians and written on clay tablets, the first cuneiform is largely ...

The region in Southwest Asia based around the Tigris and Euphrates River systems is thought to be the cradle of civilization. The word Mesopotamia itself comes from the ancient Greek for “the ...

The tombs were the work of the ancient culture of Sumer that had flourished at the dawn of civilization ... fascination with the ancient culture of Mesopotamia had been steadily growing since ...

In world history class, students often learn that human civilization arose in Mesopotamia — the so-called "Fertile Crescent" — and in the same breath, many teachers dive into the history of ...