The Fertile Crescent — Quiz

Question 1

The Fertile Crescent is named after its

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shape.

Question 2

What were some of the first crops to be domesticated during the Agricultural Revolution?

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wheat and barley

Question 3

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are part of what region?

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the Fertile Crescent

Question 4

When river waters recede after floods, the uncovered soil is described as

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alluvial.

Question 5

The most important purpose of irrigation was to

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preserve scarce water supplies.

Question 6

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are part of what region?

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the Fertile Crescent

Question 7

Sumerians were the first people of Mesopotamia to use

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the plow.; a spoken language.

Question 8

The name of the first great civilization in Mesopotamia was

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Sumer.

Question 9

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of history’s oldest surviving

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works of literature.

Question 10

The Fertile Crescent is named after its

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shape.

The Fertile Crescent — Quiz Answers