CRADLE
CRADLE, one of the CRADLES of Civilization, refers to a place where complex civilization evolved more or less independently.
| CRADLE1 | CRADLE2 | CRADLE3 | CRADLE4 | CRADLE5 | CRADLE6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mesopotamia | Egypt | Indus Valley | Yellow River | Mesoamerica | Andean |
| Synonyms | Fertile Crescent, Persia, Babylon, Sumer | Mizraim, Kemet, North Africa | Sarasvati-Sindhu | Huanghe, North China Plain | Nahua, Mexica, Aztecs | Inca, Chavin, Moche, Nazca, Wari, Tiwanaku, Chimu, Caral-Supe |
| Included | Middle East, Arabian Dessert, Arabian Peninsula, Levant, Caucasus, Europe, Mediterranean, Asia Minor | Kush, Nubia, Africa, Great Rift Valley, Congo, Serengeti, Horn of Africa, Saharra | Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia, Himalayas, | China, Mongolia, East Asia, Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, Japan | North America, Latin America, The Caribbean | South America, The Amazon |