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What geographical feature defined the area known as the Fertile Crescent?
What geographical feature defined the area known as the Fertile Crescent?
- The Tigris and Euphrates rivers (correct)
- Rich soils and wheat fields
- The Mediterranean Sea
- The Persian Gulf
What did the Ancient Greeks name the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
What did the Ancient Greeks name the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
- Fertile Crescent
- Mesopotamia (correct)
- Sumer
- Persian Gulf
What was the key to Sumer's growth and survival in the face of frequent river floods?
What was the key to Sumer's growth and survival in the face of frequent river floods?
- Working together to channel water to fields (correct)
- Sacrificing to appease the river gods
- Building cities on highlands
- Relocating villages away from the rivers
What characterized the complex government of Sumerian civilizations?
What characterized the complex government of Sumerian civilizations?
Which area of land in the Middle East stretches from the Persian Gulf to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea?
Which area of land in the Middle East stretches from the Persian Gulf to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea?
What were the names of the two major rivers in the Fertile Crescent that provided transportation, trade, and water?
What were the names of the two major rivers in the Fertile Crescent that provided transportation, trade, and water?
What is the meaning of 'Mesopotamia' according to the Ancient Greeks?
What is the meaning of 'Mesopotamia' according to the Ancient Greeks?
Which epic describes a flood that destroyed the world and was told orally in Sumer?
Which epic describes a flood that destroyed the world and was told orally in Sumer?
What was the key factor in Sumer's growth and survival in the face of frequent river floods?
What was the key factor in Sumer's growth and survival in the face of frequent river floods?
What characterizes the complex government of Sumerian civilizations?
What characterizes the complex government of Sumerian civilizations?
Which region is known for its rich soils and wheat fields, leading to the rise of early civilizations?
Which region is known for its rich soils and wheat fields, leading to the rise of early civilizations?
Which rivers flow from modern-day Turkey through Iraq into the Persian Gulf?
Which rivers flow from modern-day Turkey through Iraq into the Persian Gulf?
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