The Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
Pages 85-88

1. The Fertile Crescent of ancient days can be found in what countries of     today?  The current countries that the Fertile Crescent can be found in include Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.
2. What body of water borders the Fertile Crescent to the west?
    The body of water that borders the Fertile Crescent to the west is the     Mediterranean Sea.
3. What body of water can be found to the southeast of the Fertile Crescent?     The body of water that can be found to the southeast of the Fertile Crescent is the Persian Gulf.   
4. List the two mountain ranges that can be found near the Fertile Crescent     and their location to the Fertile Crescent. The two mountain ranges that can be found near the Fertile Crescent are the Taurus Mountains to the northwest and the Zagros Mountains to the East.
5. What two rivers cut through the Fertile Crescent? The two rivers that cut     through the Fertile Crescent are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
6. What name is given to the land that lies between the two rivers that can be     found in the Fertile Crescent? The name that is given to the land between the two rivers is Mesopotamia.
7. What does Mesopotamia mean? Mesopotamia means between two rivers.
8. The northern part of Mesopotamia is a plateau, which is a high flat area of     land.
9. The southern part of Mesopotamia is an alluvial plain, which is a low, flat     land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers.
10. Even though the Mesopotamian region was a harsh one there were two     things it had that allowed early people survive. Name them. The two things that allowed early people to survive in Mesopotamia were water and land to grow food.
11. Name two differences between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The two     differences between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are the Euphrates is slow and winding with few tributaries and the Tigris is rapid and has many tributaries.
12. What body of water does the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into? The     Tigris and Euphrates flow into the Persian Gulf.
13. What are times with little or no rain called? Times with little or no rain     called droughts.
14. What is threshing? Threshing is a technique where grain is separated from the husk or outer shell of the plant.
15. List three kinds of animals that Mesopotamians raised. Mesopotamians     raised goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and horses.