Fertile Crescent

What is the fertile area around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?

• Jack in the box

• America

• Fertile Crescent

Where was Mesopotamia located?

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• In Egypt

• in America

Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name? 

• the Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
• The Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
• the northern plateau and the southern plateau
•    the Tigris River and the Euphrates River 

What does nomadic mean?

• They travel from place to place
• Early humans
• Religious people
• Only travel for religion

The first civilizations developed near these two rivers.

• Nile River and Indus River
• Tigris River and Euphrates River
• Sumer and Ziggurats
• Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean

Where did early people settle?

• Where crops would grow
• Where their friends were
• Where there were hot deserts
• Where there was no water

The most important physical feature of Mesopotamia are

• Deserts and Sand
• The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• The Mountains and the Ocean
• The Animals and People

_____________ groups first settled in Mesopotamia more than 12,000 years ago. They learned to plant crops to grow their own food.

• Desert People
• Water Dwellers
• Rich and Famous
• Hunter-Gatherer

Which word best describes the soil in the Fertile Crescent?

• unproductive
• dry
• rich
• rocky

Because there was so much food, people began to ________.

• trade

• leave

• fight

• eat