Fertile Crescent Answers

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Which aspect of the climate led settlers in the Fertile Crescent to dig canals?

A
cool winters
B
long droughts
C
long rainy seasons
D
short planting seasons
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access to water
B
more fertile soil
C
a warmer climate
D
the mountain barrier
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In addition to the spring rainy season, which option below was a source of the flood water that brought fertile soil for growing crops?

A
melting snow
B
dams
C
canals
D
the surrounding seas
4

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

A
the seasonal droughts
B
the flooding caused by spring rains
C
planting crops on small areas of land
D
farming as close to the river as possible
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A
the Nile River
B
the Tigris River
C
the Jordan River
D
the Euphrates River
6

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

A
canals
B
clay pots
C
mud walls
D
reed dams
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A
the Red Sea
B
the Nile River
C
the Arabian desert
D
the Zagros Mountains
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A
deserts
B
mountains
C
peninsula
D
rivers
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The map shows the Fertile Crescent.

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A
desert
B
floodplains
C
mountains
D
rivers
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A
the Red Sea
B
the Persian Gulf
C
the Caspian Sea
D
the Mediterranean Sea

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