Eventful early life. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. After her parents' marriage ended, she and her brother, Bailey (who gave her the name Maya), were sent to rural Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother, who owned a general store.
The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, mean country with deep roots. Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.
1 Most of Ancient Mesopotamia was located in what today is the country of Iraq. 2  Mesopotamia was known as the land between two rivers. 3  The Tigris River ran along the north and the Euphrates River ran along the south.4  These rivers flow into the Persian Gulf.5  The area is also known as âThe Fertile Crescentâ. Mesopotamia was known as the land between two rivers. 2  The Tigris River ran along the north and the Euphrates River ran along the south. 3  These rivers flow into the Persian Gulf. 4  The area is also known as âThe Fertile Crescentâ.