<P> The region saw the development of some of the earliest human civilizations , which flourished thanks to the water supplies and agricultural resources available in the Fertile Crescent . Technological advances made in the region include the development of writing , glass , the wheel , agriculture , and the use of irrigation . </P>
<P> The region saw the development of some of the earliest human civilizations , which flourished thanks to the water supplies and agricultural resources available in the Fertile Crescent . Technological advances made in the region include the development of writing , glass , the wheel , agriculture , and the use of irrigation . </P>
which important resource used today is found in the southern part of the fertile crescent
which important resource used today is found in the southern part of the fertile crescent
water
water