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

考古学上证据显示，美索不达是人类文明发源地。

This custom of the Easter egg can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Russia and Siberia through the Orthodox churches, and later into Europe through the Catholic and Protestant churches.

复活节彩蛋习俗可以追溯到美索不达基督徒，并从那里通过东正教传播到俄罗斯和西伯利，后来通过天主教和新教传入欧洲。

Ancient Mesopotamians paid taxes in the form of livestock and labor.

古代美索不达人以牲畜和劳动形式纳税。

Between 7 million and 10 million stroll through the Louvre's halls every years, marveling at everything from Mesopotamian artifacts to the Mona Lisa.

每年有700万到1000万人漫步在卢浮宫大厅里，惊叹于从美索不达艺术品到蒙娜丽莎一切。

So why did this writing happen in Mesopotamia?

那么，为什么书写会出现在美索不达呢？

The tablet features Kenya form inscriptions in Sumerian, the language of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

这块石碑以苏美尔语铭文肯尼为特色，苏美尔语是美索不达古代文明语言。

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

在古美索不达地区，房屋和商店等普通结构是用泥砖建造。

In ancient Mesapotamian astronomy, Taurus was called 'the Bull of Heaven'.

在古美索不达天文学中，金牛座被称为天牛。

The treasures of the French royalty are on display here, too, such as their bronzes, miniatures, pottery, tapestries, jewelry, and furniture. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian antiquities as well as early Christian artifacts are also considered important collections.

法国王室珍宝也在此地展出，例如他们铜器，袖珍画、陶器、挂毯、珠宝和家具等等。希腊、罗马、埃和美索不达古物以基督教手工艺品也都被认为是重要收藏品。

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

猫和古代美索不达经济体系有什么关系？

According to the production designers, they were inspired by Egyptian pyramids and also Aztec pyramids, and the ziggurats of Mesopotamia and the main palace, on closer inspection, is inspired by the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico.

制作团队说，他们灵感来自于埃金字塔、阿兹特克金字塔，以美索不达通天塔和主宫殿，细看之下，主宫殿其实受到了墨西哥太阳金字塔影响。

Although primitive man must have had a spoken language, social scientists have no evidence of written language before the appearance of written records in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt 5-6 thousand years ago.

虽然原始人一定有口头语言，但是社会科学家没有证据证明在5到6千年前古美索不达和埃出现文字记录前人类就有文字了。

There is a strong inclination toward protection in his personality.This is partially wholesome and partially the result of fear on his part.I hope that he will attend a regular session.He was also in Mesopotamia.

在他人格中，有一种强烈保护自己倾向。这部分是有益，有部分是由于他恐惧。我希望他能参加定课。他也曾经在美索不达。

It's definitely a bit of a " who was first" debate between Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilization over who can claim to have been the region with the first astronomers.

在埃、美索不达和印度河流域文明之间，关于谁是第一个拥有天文学家地区，这无疑是一场“谁是第一个”辩论。

Although no such building was found during excavations in Mesopotamia, and its existence has been subject to much debate, artists have kept this imagery alive in their paintings throughout the centuries.

尽管在美索不达发掘过程中没有发现这样建筑物，而且其存在受到了很多争议，但艺术家们在他们绘画中整个世纪都保留了这种形象。

The British also smushed together the former Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra into their mandate for Mesopotamia which would later evolve into the state of Iraq.

英国人还将前奥斯曼帝国摩苏尔省、巴格达省和巴士拉省合并到他们对美索不达委任统治中，这就是后来伊拉克国。

10 The servant then took ten of his master's camels, and bearing all kinds of gifts from his master, he made his way to the city of Nahor in Aram Naharaim.

10 仆人就由他主人骆驼中，牵了十匹骆驼，带着主人各样宝物，起身往美索不达纳曷尔城去了。

Perched on a strategic hilltop overlooking the plains of Mesopotamia in southeastern Turkey, Mardin is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

马尔丁坐落于一个战略要地山顶上，可以俯瞰土耳其东南部美索不达平原，也是该地区最古老定居点之一。

If true, it means that animal domestication didn't originate solely in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia, as many of us learned in history class.

如果属实，那就意味着动物驯养并非像我们大多数人从历史课上学到那样，仅仅起源于美索不达新月沃土。

Others were more conceptual questions that involved some thinking — like, " What is significant about the Indus scripts found in Mesopotamia? "

另一些则是一些概念性问题，涉一些想法，比如，“在美索不达发现印度河文字具有什么意义？”