A crescent shape (/ ˈ k r ɛ s ən t /, UK also / ˈ k r ɛ z ən t /) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his head symbolising that the lord is the master of time and is himself timeless.. It is used as the ...

Le Croissant fertile est une expression désignant une région (non officielle) biogéographique du Proche-Orient formant une bande de terres cultivables grâce à un climat suffisamment pluvieux, délimitée au sud par le désert de Syrie (la partie nord du désert d'Arabie), à l'ouest par la mer Méditerranée, et par les montagnes du Taurus et du Zagros au nord et à l'est [1].

Farming is growing crops and keeping animals for food and raw materials.Farming is a part of agriculture.. Agriculture started thousands of years ago, but no one knows for sure how old it is. The development of farming gave rise to the Neolithic Revolution as people gave up nomadic hunting and became settlers in cities.. Agriculture and domestication probably started in the …

肥沃な三日月地帯（ひよくなみかづきちたい、Fertile Crescent）とは、古代オリエント史の文脈において多用される歴史地理的な概念である。 その範囲はペルシア湾からチグリス川・ユーフラテス川を遡り、シリアを経てパレスチナ、エジプトへ至る半円形の地域である。