Lower Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia is a historical region of Iraq. Also known as the Sawad and al-'Irāq al-'Arabi ("Arabian Irāq") in the Middle Ages. Lower Mesopotamia was home to ancient Sumerian and Babylonian civilisations. An alluvial plain begins north of Baghdad and extends to the Persian Gulf. Here the Tigris and Euphrates rivers lie above the level of the plain in many places, and the whole area is a river delta interlaced by the channels of the two rivers and by irrigation canals. Intermittent lakes, fed by the rivers in flood, also characterize southeastern Iraq. A fairly large area ()
Wakefield Country Day School Wakefield Country Day School Wakefield Country Day School is a co-educational, independent elementary, middle, and high school in Flint Hill, Virginia, United States. The school serves grades preschool (age 3) through grade 12. The school's campus is located about 90 minutes from Washington, DC. Founded and in continuous operation since 1972, the school is accredited with the Virginia Independent School Association. The Upper School, or core prep school, is a program of 28 credits molded in the classical tradition. The curriculum includes an emphasis on history and foreign languages, with both classical and modern languages offered. An advanced classical diploma