Fertile Crescent — Social Studies definition
A broad Southwest Asian region including parts of Mesopotamia and the Levant associated with early cultivation; conditions and practices varied within it.
Where it is taught
- The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution — Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6
- Mesopotamia & the Fertile Crescent — River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6
Taught alongside
- Neolithic Revolution
- agriculture
- domestication
- surplus
- Mesopotamia
- city-state
- cuneiform
- ziggurat
- Hammurabi's Code