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Fertile Crescent
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Cultural Diffusion and the 'Fertile Arc'
The concept of the Fertile Crescent is occasionally challenged by scholars who propose the "Fertile Arc," suggesting that the area's influence diffused outward rather than being a singular source. This view holds that innovations, such as the accidental discovery of cheese-making (where milk stored in untreated goat stomachs rapidly coagulated due to stomach enzymes), were simultaneously developed across the region r…