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The fertile crescent is a nickname for Mesopotamia. Fertile means wet and crescent is a little thinner than half moon. There is another nickname for it due to the fact that it is the land between the rivers. This a true statement too because there are two rivers surrounding it they are the Euphrates river and the Tigris river and the Jordan River.
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What does the western edge of the Fertile Crescent touch?
The western end of the fertile crescent touches the Mediterranean sea.
Where was Mesopotamia and what does the name mean?
Mesopotamia was in the fertile crescent and Mesopotamia means "between the to rivers".
What people ruled the Fertile Crescent?
the people who rule the fertile crescent were the Chaideans
What were the effects of the flooding of the Fertile Crescent?
The flooding of the Tigris and the Euphrates caused silt that washed from the mountains they flowed from, onto the land making it fertile and that is why Mesopotamia is called the fertile crescent.
What is another name for the region known as the Fertile Crescent?
"The Cradle of Civilization" "Mesopotamia" "Assyria" "Iraq" Any of these what you're looking for?
How do you use Fertile Crescent in a sentence?
The Fertile Crescent is a stretch of land in the Middle East and Egypt in the shape of a crescent. It has soil that is more fertile than the surrounding area due to several river systems that run through the region. An example of a sentence using the term "Fertile Crescent" is "The Fertile Crescent is considered the cradle of civilization. "
Why the fertile crescent called the fertile crescent?
The fertile crescent is not in Arabia. The fertile crescent usually refers to the twin rivers the Tigris and Euphrates which are in modern Iraq and Iran.
How did people most likely arrive in northern European?
They came from the Fertile Crescent
Which has a higher elevation the Fertile Crescent or the amazon basin?
fertile crescent
How is Mesopotamia related to the fertile crescent?
Mesopotamia is located in the fertile crescent
Why was the Fertile Crescent known as the Fertile Crescent?
It was know for farming because Fertile means farmland
What was vitally needed to cultivate the Fertile Crescent region?
The rivers in the fertile crescent and the proliferation of edible grains made the fertile crescent fertile.
What continent is Fertile Crescent in?
The Fertile Crescent is in southwest Asia.
What is the region of the fertile crescent?
A crescent.
What is the Fertile Crescent and how do you put it in a sentence?
Iit is a place in a region of S.W. Asia. According to Wikipedia, the Fertile Crescent is "a historical crescent-shape region in the Middle East incorporating the Levant, Ancient Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt. The term "Fertile Crescent" was coined by University of Chicago archaeologist James Henry Breasted." It has to do with Mayan farming.
How did the fertile crescent get its name for mesopotamia?
The land is fertile and it is shaped like a crescent
What is the fertile crescent second name?
The Fertile Crescent's second name was Mesopotamia.
