The Fertile Crescent is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. Known as the Cradle of Civilization, the Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history and organized religion and was first populated 10,000 BCE when agriculture and the domestication of animals began in the region. By 9,000 BCE the cultivation of wild grains and cereals was wide-spread and, by 5000 BCE, irrigation of agricultural crops was fully developed.
The most common food and drink in Mesopotamia was bread and beer. According to the Epic of Gilgamesh beer was one of the blessings of civilization. A mash of barley or wheat was flavored with herbs and allowed to ferment. Date syrup or honey was added to help the process. It was then mixed with water and filtered. The beer was very nutritious and texts describe how it was drunk warm. It is often shown being drunk through straws to avoid the scum which was floating on the surface. …show more content…
There is one temple at Abu Shahrayn, that is no more than a final rebuilding of a shrine the original foundation of which dates back to the beginning of the 4th millennium; the continuity of design has been thought by some to confirm the presence of the Sumerians throughout the temples history. Already, in the Ubaid period, this temple anticipated most of the architectural characteristics of the typical Protoliterate Sumerian platform
The most common food and drink in Mesopotamia was bread and beer. According to the Epic of Gilgamesh beer was one of the blessings of civilization. A mash of barley or wheat was flavored with herbs and allowed to ferment. Date syrup or honey was added to help the process. It was then mixed with water and filtered. The beer was very nutritious and texts describe how it was drunk warm. It is often shown being drunk through straws to avoid the scum which was floating on the surface. …show more content…
There is one temple at Abu Shahrayn, that is no more than a final rebuilding of a shrine the original foundation of which dates back to the beginning of the 4th millennium; the continuity of design has been thought by some to confirm the presence of the Sumerians throughout the temples history. Already, in the Ubaid period, this temple anticipated most of the architectural characteristics of the typical Protoliterate Sumerian platform