Fertile Crescent

Question 1

What allowed the people of the Fertile Crescent to grow crops?

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the flooding caused by spring rains

Question 2

The map shows the Fertile Crescent.

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the Euphrates River

Question 3

The map shows the Fertile Crescent.

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the Persian Gulf

Question 4

What is the most likely reason why modern cities in the Fertile Crescent may have a decreased water supply?

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The climate has become several degrees hotter.

Question 5

What did Mesopotamian settlers create to protect crops from seasonal droughts?

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canals

Question 6

Why was water important to the development of the Fertile Crescent?

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Water allowed for the growth of farming and trade.

Question 7

What resources did the floodplains mostly provide for the Mesopotamian civilization?

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fertile soil for crops

Question 8

In addition to the spring rainy season, which option below was a source of the flood water that brought fertile soil for growing crops?

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melting snow

Question 9

The map shows the Fertile Crescent.

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desert

Question 10

The map shows the Fertile Crescent.

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the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Fertile Crescent Answers