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German term or phrase:	fruchtbarer Halbmond
English translation:	fertile crescent
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German term or phrase: fruchtbarer Halbmond

Dieser Übergang vollzog sich nicht mit dem Bau von Ringstraßen zur Entlastung westeuropäischer Großstädte, sondern schon gegen Ende des vierten Jahrhundert v. Chr. im Randbereich des "fruchtbaren Halbmondes", im späteren Mesopotamien.

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fertile crescent

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The Fertile Crescent is a region in the Middle East incorporating present-day Israel, West Bank, and Lebanon and parts of Jordan, Syria, Iraq and south-eastern Turkey. The term \"Fertile Crescent\" was coined by University of Chicago archeologist James Henry Breasted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent

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fertile crescent

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fertile crescent

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fertile crescent

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fertile crescent

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I taught world history for 25 years

Ilse Flick
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fertile crescent

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http://www.google.de/search?q=fertile-crescent&ie=UTF-8&oe=U...

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The Fertile Crescent is a region in the Middle East incorporating present-day Israel, West Bank, and Lebanon and parts of Jordan, Syria, Iraq and south-eastern Turkey. The term \"Fertile Crescent\" was coined by University of Chicago archeologist James Henry Breasted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent

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fertile crescent

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also symbol for Middle East

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Learn about Mesopotamia, the Fertile Crescent and the development of civilization in the Electronic passport at at www.mrdowling.com. ... The Fertile Crescent. ...
www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html

Learn about Mesopotamia, the Fertile Crescent and the development of civilization in the Electronic passport at at www.mrdowling.com. ... The Fertile Crescent. ...
www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html

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Middle EastThe Fertile Crescent. Sumer The Sumerian People. Sumerian Economy. Sumerian Religion. Babylon, Assyria The Chaldeans. Persia.
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/ middle_east/index.shtml

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German: fruchtbarer Halbmond

English translation: fertile crescent