Fertile Crescent Review

What is the large area of rich farmland called that is located in Southwest Asia?

• Fertile Crescent

• Babylon

• The Great River Valley

• The First Civilization

What did people do BEFORE settling in the Fertile Crescent?

• Hunters and gatherers

• crafters

• farmers

• laborors

What word means "between the rivers" in Greek?

• Mesopotamia

• Persia

• Asia Minor

• Neolithic

Mesopotamia was located between what TWO rivers?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Persian

Why did early people settle in the Fertile Crescent?

• the soil was good for farming

• to get away from their enemies

• they were fishermen

• their ancestors were from there

Annual flooding made the soil rich and ideal for farming. What is this type of soil called?

• silt

• clay

• sand

• mud

Why did villages begin growing and eventually become an early civilization?

• there was plenty of food

• they had a large army

• there was a great drought

• people began making tools

What are some features of a civilization? (select ALL that apply)

• education

• art

• writing

• hunting

• government

What did farmers invent in order to help keep their crops watered?

• irrigation system

• river banks

• surplus

• silt

What did early farmers have to make in order to get water from the rivers to their fields?

• canals

• tunnels

• aqueducts

• levees