What is the older name of Iraq?
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Persia
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Ethiopia
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Mesopotamia
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Manchukuo
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Explanation
Mesopotamia was the ancient Greek name for the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which corresponds to modern-day Iraq. This region is often called the "cradle of civilization" because it housed some of the earliest human civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon. Persia is modern-day Iran, not Iraq.
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Iraq's territory corresponds to ancient Mesopotamia, the historic 'land between the rivers' (Tigris and Euphrates) that hosted early civilizations like Sumer and Babylon. Persia refers to ancient Iran, not Iraq, and Ethiopia and Manchukuo are unrelated regions entirely.