Historians believe salty soils contributed to the fall of ancient Mesopotamia.

历史学家认为索不达米的衰弱与土壤盐化有关。

Archaeological evidence has shown that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization.

考学上的证据显示，索不达米亚人类文明的发源地。

The story of Noah and the Flood is also set in Mesopotamia.

诺亚和大洪水的故事也发生在索不达米亚。

What do cats have to do with the economic system of ancient Mesopotamia?

猫和索不达米亚的经济体系有什么关系？

One of the legacies of Mesopotamia is the enduring conflict between country and city.

索不达米亚留下的遗产之一就城市和国家之间不中的冲突。

In ancient Mesopotamia, ordinary structures like houses or shops were made out of mud bricks.

在索不达米亚地区，房屋和商店等普通结构用泥砖建造的。

But apparently the seven day week goes back much further to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.

明显，一周七天的说法可以追溯到更加久远的索不达米亚文明时期。

Egyptian blue first appeared around 2600 BCE and eventually spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Roman empire.

埃及蓝首次出现于约2600BC，最终传遍索不达米亚和罗马帝国。

INTRO The earliest recognized device for computing was the abacus, invented in Mesopotamia around 2500 BCE.

主题曲...最早被认可的计算设备算盘 大约公元前2500年发明于索不达米亚。

So why did this writing happen in Mesopotamia?

那么，为什么书写会出现在索不达米亚呢？

In the high mountain chain that runs north of Mesopotamia a wild mountain tribe had long been living.

在耸立在索不达米亚以北的高山山脉地区，长期以来就生活着一个未开化的山地民族。

According to Yale's Cuneiform Commentaries Project, Mesopotamia had three types of libraries: temple, palace and private.

根据耶鲁的楔形文字注释项目，索不达米亚有三种类型的图书馆：寺庙、宫殿和私人图书馆。

In order to get metal for tools or stone for sculptures or wood for burning, Mesopotamia had to trade.

为了得到造铁工具的铁，造雕塑的石头还有烧的木头，索不达米亚人必须要贸易。

The art of the Phoenicians is best known from small decorative objects and was exported throughout Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean.

腓尼基人的艺术最出名的小装饰物品，并被出口到整个索不达米亚和地中海。

Sumer occupied the southern part of modern Iraq in the region called Mesopotamia.

苏尔占据了现伊拉克南部的索不达米亚地区。

I get to read about mother-in-law jokes from Mesopotamia from 3,500 years ago.

我开始读到 3500 年前索不达米亚的婆婆笑话。

I found that in 2500 BC, Mesopotamia, Sumerians used measured quantity of barley as money.

我发现在公元前 2500 年的索不达米亚，苏尔人使用定量的大麦作为货币。

Writing was then independently invented just four (proven) times, in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica.

文字仅在索不达米亚、埃及、中国和中洲独立发明了四次（已被证实）。

The harp's history stretches back to antiquity, finding its origins in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.

竖琴的历史可以追溯到，起源于索不达米亚和埃及。

Mesopotamia means " between two rivers" — the Tigris and the Euphrates.

索不达米亚的意思“在两条河流之间”——底格里斯河和幼发拉底河。