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| − | ==Location==
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| − | The Fertile Crescent is a crescent shaped region in the Middle East that contains comparatively fertile land compared to the arid climates that surround it. It is bodered by the Syrian Desert to the south, the arid and semi-arid lands of the Zagros Mountains to the east, the Anatolian highlands to the north, and the Sahara Desert to the west.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The fertile Crescent was first settled in by the Natufians, the first sedentary hunter-gatherers. Later on, during the Neolithic Revolution, larger settlements such as Jericho sprung up, where farmed goods from the Fertile crescent were traded. Irrigation systems were made from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to keep the fields irrigated.
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| − | ==Geography==
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| − | Emmer wheat, einkorn, barley, flax, chick pea, pea, lentil, and bitter vetch were all important to Neolithic Farmers and grew in pletiful amounts in the Fertile Crescent. Cows, goats, sheep, and pigs were suited to this environment and were crucial in the lives of settlers.
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| − | ''Philip Kensinger''
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