What civilizations lived in the Fertile Crescent? Far from a monolithic region, the Fertile Crescent was home to many ancient civilizations including Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia. Its position ...

Mesopotamia quiz: Test your knowledge about the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. Kristina Killgrove. Thu, July 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC. 1 min read.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Bible relates the tale of a battle in 701 B.C. for the city of Jerusalem, waged by the Assyrian King Sennacherib.

New research reveals that some of the earliest civilizations in the Middle East and the Fertile Crescent may have been affected by abrupt climate change. These findings show that while socio ...