Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
I believe the centers of learning and art in the early middle ages were in monasteries.
The First Continental Congress took place between September 5th<span>, </span>1774<span> and October 26</span>th<span>, </span>1774<span> in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall. It was a meeting between 12 of the 13 colonies' delegates, at an early stage of the American Revolution.</span>