the Fertile Crescentnoun
uk/ˌfɜː.taɪl ˈkres.ənt//ˌfɝː.t̬əl ˈkres.ənt/a region in Western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, important to the growth of human civilization
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- The cities of the Fertile Crescent built in mud brick and used stone, copper, and bronze tools.