The Fertile Crescent is an area located in what is known as the Middle East. This is an area where there is a valley created by two large rivers, Tigris and Euphrates, which provided suitable conditions for agriculture and development of civilization. The first civilization in the world emerged here, and it was the Sumerian civilizations. This civilization was much more advanced than any other in its time. It was a civilization with economy based on agriculture. The cities were beautiful and well organized. The people engaged into lot of activities and they started to specialize, which resulted in the development of multiple sciences, as well as technology. The Sumerian civilization actually set up the base for the development of all the other civilizations in the region, and its influence could have been seen even on European soil several millenniums after it seized to exist.
Major conflict Against the background of the clash between the poor greasers and the rich Socs, the greaser Ponyboy struggles to mature. rising action Johnny kills a Soc; Johnny and Ponyboy flee; tension mounts between the greasers and Socs.
Местное и поясное время Часовые пояса. В целях регулирования различий во времени, возникающих в результате вращения Земли вокруг своей оси, земной шар условно разделен на 24 часовых пояса.
Cratons are generally found in the interiors of continents and are characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement crust of lightweight felsic igneous rock such as granite. They have a thick crust and deep roots that extend into the mantle beneath to depths of 200 km.