Is the Fertile Crescent truly the cradle of civilization?

It's a half-truth. Mesopotamia is the home of the earliest societies generally regarded as civilizations. However, it's not the sole source of civilization. read more

The Fertile Crescent is a cradle of civilisation. For European and Middle Eastern peoples, it was the cradle of our civilisations. The East Asians, Sub-Saharan Africans, and Native Americans don't owe it much. Their civilisations would have done a lot better if they'd never met us. I'm not sure about the sub continent. read more

To celebrate the birthday of what we call civilization, we'll have to travel back roughly 5,000 years to Ancient West Asia, sometimes called the Middle East. It was here that human groups first developed long-term, permanent societies, which is why we call it the Cradle of Civilization. The Fertile Crescent. Here we are at the birth of civilization. read more

The Fertile Crescent, or "cradle of civilization" is a name for an arc-shaped area by the Mediterranean where human civilization began and flourished. The Fertile Crescent, or "cradle of civilization" is a name for an arc-shaped area by the Mediterranean where human civilization began and flourished. read more