Fertile Crescent

The eastern part of the Fertile Crescent is sometimes called

• a. the Mediterranean

• b. Mesopotamia

• c. Asia Minor

• d. Egypt

What was one food source that was NOT available to the nomadic people in the Fertile Crescent?

• a. sheep

• b. grains

• c. potatoes

• d. goats

Why were people able to begin trading with others in the area?

• a. They had extra food.

• b. They ate everything they grew.

• c.. The spent all their time farming.

• d. they lived close to one another.

Which civilization was NOT developed in the Fertile Crescent?

• a. Sumerians

• b. Minoans

• c. Israelites

• d. Akkadians

farming; growing crops and raising livestock

• moving from place to place with no permanent home

an arch-shaped area in the Middle East from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys and along the Mediterranean Sea

a high level of cultural and technological development, especially when systems of writing and record-keeping have been created

exchanging goods or services with other people

What parts of a civilization developed as people in the Fertile Crescent began to grow more crops and raise more animals than they needed for themselves? Use details from the reading selection to help support your answer.