This is a phrase used to describe a time and place where historians believe civilization began. The term 'cradle of civilization' is also used. The area is generally known as Mesopotamia.
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Historically the area was known as Mesopotamia, meaning 'land between the rivers'. The Cradles of Civilization usually refers to the Sumerian Civilization as it was one of the first Civilizations on our planet. The term 'Cradle of Civilization' has been used to refer to a range of different places and cultures.For further details, see Related Links below this box.
The Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia does not have a last name due to it referring to a geographical area, also known as the cradle of civilization.
The Cradle of Civilization is more specifically Mesopotamia (which is in Iraq) however, some people extend the cradle of civilization into territory that is currently part of Iran because of Ancient Civilizations that were founded there.
Mesopotamia (Iraq and eastern Syria) is sometimes called the cradle of civilisation because the first civilisation in history, the Sumerians, lived in the south of this area.
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Nobody specifically built it but the cradle of civilization is typically known as the Indus River Valley in west India.
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization was created in 1995.
Well, Egypt is not the only cradle of civilization that developed high culture thousands of years ago. It is considered a cradle of civilization because so much is known about it that was written down. Egypt contributed vastly to the arts and had a complex culture that was somewhat lost over the ages.