Grains are simply the hard, edible seeds of grass-like plants. There are many varieties and the most common are wheat, corn, oats and rice. They are one of the most-consumed foods worldwide and the primary source of nutrition and energy for many populations around the world.
For the village located within this town, see Babylon (village), New York. Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Located on Long Island, the town population was 214,191 as of the 2014 census. Parts of Jones Beach Island, Captree Island and Fire Island are in the southernmost part of the town.
Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the TigrisâEuphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the TurkishâSyrian and IranâIraq borders. The Sumerians and Akkadians dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and ...