To what does the "Fertile Crescent" refer?
A) It refers to the Rift Valley region, in which many early hominin bones have been discovered.
B) It refers to a region of Southwest Asia with rich soils and regular rainfall in which the agricultural revolution first appeared.
C) It refers to the regions of southern France and northern Spain, where many cave paintings have been discovered.
D) It refers to the region of Southeast Asia, where scholars found evidence of rice cultivation.

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The "Fertile Crescent" refers to a region in Southwest Asia characterized by its fertile soil and conducive climate for agriculture, where early human civilizations, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, emerged due to the agricultural revolution.

To What Does the "Fertile Crescent" Refer