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OCR: Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is 8 Greek ward Cunei form writing was probably meaning the land between invented to help keep track the rivers. The area a f f the ad rinistrative mod ern Iraq and need of easterm Syria that govemnent and lies between the ind ustry Tigris and Euphrates was the site of Mesopotamia, the first known organized society As early a.s 4500 B.C.E Mesopotamia had walled cities with terrp es and stores Its popula tior began specializing ine variety of xcupations tha t included farmers, store clerks and craftsmen. word Cuneifom probab ministrative easter TATAS knawn orga nizei societ 4511 temr papula cupa tiors firnmer