Fertile Crescent Quiz

What is the Fertile Crescent also known as?

• Birthplace of Democracy

• Home of the Gods

• Land of the Pharaohs

• Cradle of Civilization

Which rivers flow through the heart of the Fertile Crescent?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Amazon

• Ganges and Indus

• Danube and Rhine

What script did the Sumerians invent?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• Runes

Which ancient Mesopotamian city is known for its large stepped pyramids called ziggurats?

• Hattusha

• Persepolis

• Babylon

• Ur

What caused the Fertile Crescent to become less fertile in the 1950s?

• Deforestation

• Volcanic eruptions

• Large-scale irrigation projects

• Overgrazing

Which ancient Mesopotamian city was the last major power to fall under Persian control in 539 B.C.?

• Eridu

• Uruk

• Nineveh

• Babylon

What was the primary reason for the drying up of the Mesopotamian marshes in the 1990s?

• Climate change

• Overfishing

• Construction of dikes and dams by Saddam Hussein

• Natural disasters