The Fertile Crescent Life between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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The Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of
civilization - it was the first time that
humans created and sustained (3,000
years) an urban, literate, technologically
sophisticated society where people
shared common values and a common
view of the origins and order of the world.
The Fertile Crescent
ziggurat:a large, mud-brick building with a
temple at its peak used for
religious purposes
The Fertile Crescent
aqueduct:a new kind of watering system; a
raised waterway; carries
mountain stream water to city