The answer is the <span>renaissance.</span>
The current countries that are in the fertile crescent consist of Iraq<span>, </span>Kuwait<span>, </span>Syria<span>, </span>Lebanon<span>, </span>Jordan<span>, </span>Israel<span>, Palestine, </span>Cyprus<span>, and </span>Egypt<span>, beside the southeastern fringe of </span>Turkey<span> and the western fringes of </span>Iran<span>.</span>