This fertile land gave birth to many important inventions.

gave birth 是动词短语 give birth 的过去式，give 意思是"给予"，birth 意思是"出生、诞生"。 give birth 字面意思是"给予出生"，引申为"产生、孕育"的意思，常用于比喻新事物或思想的产生。