HISTORY

Fertile Known as the Cradle of Civilization, the Fertile Crescent is

Crescent regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization,
writing, trade, science, history, and organized religion and
was first populated 10,000 BCE when agriculture and the
domestication of animals began in the region. By 9,000 BCE
the cultivation of wild grains and cereals was widespread and,
by 5000 BCE, irrigation of agricultural crops was fully
developed. By 4500 BCE the cultivation of wool-bearing
sheep was practiced widely.

“CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION” The Fertile Crescent was home to many ancient civilizations
including Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia.
IMPACT IN CONTRIBUTION IN THE
GLOBALIZATION CONTEMPORARY TIME
Science and Technology Architecture
The concept of globalization was first used by the Writing and Literature Beer Making
civilizations in the fertile crescent. There was an
Religion Road Networks
exchange of ideas and discoveries, also a long-
distance trade of goods Agricultural Techniques Legal Systems
Mathematics and Astronomy
Mesopotamian beer was a valued commodity in
Astrology and the Development of the Zodiac
trade and many of the most important
Mesopotamian deities traveled to other regions Domestication of Animals
along the trade routes. Long-Distance Trade
Medical Practices (including dentistry)
The Wheel
The Concept of Time