The Geography of the Fertile Crescent

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What does Mesopotamia mean?

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"between the rivers"

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What is the fertile crescent?

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A large arc of rich farmland extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

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When were farming settlements first in the Mesopotamia?

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around 7000 BC

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The valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates were the site of the world first civilizations.

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True

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Much of what is known as the "fertile crescent" is in modern day...

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Iraq

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Which of the following is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks? mulch, salt, silt, sand

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silt

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When farmers produce a food surplus, that meant they had...

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more food than they needed

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A way of supplying water to an area of land is called...

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irrigation

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The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task is called a _______ __ ________.

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division of labor

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When did Mesopotamian settlements first develop into cities?

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between 4000 and 3000 BC