Because it was the richest place to farm at the time. Powerful empires conquered parts of Mesopotamia. Also it is in the shape of a crescent.
The first agricultural efforts in history were in Asia's The Fertile Crescent. So the place where farming began in Asia and in the world was the fertile crescent.
The Fertile Crescent
Iit is a place in a region of S.W. Asia. According to Wikipedia, the Fertile Crescent is "a historical crescent-shape region in the Middle East incorporating the Levant, Ancient Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt. The term "Fertile Crescent" was coined by University of Chicago archaeologist James Henry Breasted." It has to do with Mayan farming.
The Fertile Crescent
Mesootamia, the Fertile Crescent, modern day Iraq
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Because it's held as the place where cities and civilization first occurred.
The cradle of civilization is notable for being home to the first farming settlements along the Jordan and Euphrates rivers. The Fertile Crescent is also notable for being the birthplace of state level societies and writing.
The Fertile Crescent had fertile soil, abundant water sources, and a variety of domesticable plants and animals, which provided a stable food supply for settlement. The region also had natural geographic boundaries for protection and trade routes for interactions with neighboring cultures.
The Fertile Crescent was a good place to plant crops because of its fertile soil, abundant water supply from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and favorable climate conditions for agriculture. The region also had a variety of crops that could be grown, leading to the development of agriculture.
The Fertile Crescent was an ideal place for nomadic peoples to settle because of its fertile soil, abundant water sources like the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and variety of natural resources such as wild grains and animals for hunting. These factors made it conducive for agriculture and permanent settlements to develop, leading to the rise of early civilizations in the region.