North of the Arabian Peninsula, Modern day Iraq, Middle East- Greek: Literally "between two rivers." A region of land North of the Arabian Peninsula between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia is said to be one of the "cradles of civilization," since early agricultural settlements developed here. Specifically the civilization …

Palestine, North West of the Dead Sea, Middle East- Jericho is one of the oldest known agricultural settlements. It is said to have existed as early as 8000 BCE. Dwellings in Jericho were built from mud brick. The city was also enclosed by a several foot thick mud brick wall …

Asia Minor and Middle East, North of Arabian Peninsula- A crescent shaped area of fertile land in the Middle East. The civilizations of Sumeria, Phoenicia, Assyria, and Babylon developed in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent surrounds the flood planes of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The constant flooding of …

Mesolithic refers to the era 10,000- 7000 BCE. In the Greek language mesolithic translates as "middle stone age."

Neolithic refers to the era 10,000 BCE. In the Greek language neolithic translates as "new stone age."

Paleolithic refers to the era 2,500,00- 10,000 BCE. In the Greek language pleolithic translates as "old stone age."