Most of the Ming Dynasty cultural sites are in Beijing and Nanjing. These two cities served as the capitals of the dynasty. Beijing was the capital for the final 262 years.
Geography of Ancient Mesopotamia âMesopotamiaâ is a Greek word meaning, âLand between the Riversâ. The region is a vast, dry plain through which two great rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris, flow.
Mesopotamia-the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq. Assur, Asur, Ashur-an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq.