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The “Fertile Crescent” is a term referring to those parts of the ancient world that form a crescent extending from the head of the [[Persian Gulf]] (modern ]]Iraq]]) up the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] Rivers, ([[Mesopotamia]]) across modern [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]] to the [[Mediterranean Sea]], then down the coast to [[Egypt]]. It was a strip of generally arable land surrounded by desert or sea. The first great civilisations (in [[Mesopotamia]] and Egypt]] formed at either end in the late 4th millennium B.C.- it has been refered to as "the Cradle of Civilisation".
The term was coined by [[American]] archaeologist J.H. Breasted and published in his book, ''“Ancient Times. A History of the Early World”'' in 1916.
Reference: “Ancient Times. A History of the Early World” (Footnote on page 135 of 1944 edition.)
[[Category: Ancient History]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Middle East]]