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Another name for the region known as the fertile crescent is called mesopotamia

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The Fertile Crescent is also called Mesopotamia, although Mesopotamia is only the part of Fertile Crescent in between the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates.

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What inventions did the Fertile Crescent come up with?

One of the most important inventions that came out of the fertile crescent was written language by the Sumerians (Sumer - Present day Iraq). Prior to this there is no known written language predating that of Sumerian texts (Cuneiform script). The fertile crescent was also home to the birth of modern day agriculture and the domestication of goats, sheep, and grains. The region is also where complex societies and governments first arose.


The area known as the Fertile Crescent is bordered by what three seas?

The Fertile Crescent's borders are largelly on land as it sits within the borders of Syria, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia. But the Meaditeranean Sea, the Gulf of Acaba (the right side of the upper Red Sea) and the Persian Gulf do make up part of the Crescent's perimiter.


Why was Mesopatamia known as the Fertile crescent?

Mesoptatamia contained land that was suitable for growing vast different types of crops as well as being a living habitat for different animals.


Where did farming begin?

It is likely that farming first began in the Fertile Crescent of Western Asia, Egypt and India. These areas are the sites of the earliest known planned sowing and harvesting of plants that had grown previously in the wild. See the related link below for more.


Buganda Empire is known today as?

The Buganda Empire is known as Buganda today. It is located in the heart of Africa in country known today as Uganda. Buganda is in the south-central region of the country.

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Another name for the Fertile Crescent?

the fertile crescent is a region in the near east


Which region is known for fertile valleys?

The Fertile Crescent.


Why is the region known as the fertile crescent?

because the dirt is fertile there.


What was the region of Mesopotamia known as the fertile Crescent?

Because it was very fertile


How did fertile crescent get the name fertile crescent?

The crescent-shaped region of Western Asia known as the Fertile Crescent is named partly for its shape, and partly for the fertile condition of the soil in the area. The moist earth in the Fertile Crescent is in stark contrast to the earth in the arid and semi-arid surrounding areas.


What modern countries occupy the region known as the fertile crescent?

The Fertile Crescent is in the modern-day countries of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq.


How did the Fertile crescent get the name?

The crescent-shaped region of Western Asia known as the Fertile Crescent is named partly for its shape, and partly for the fertile condition of the soil in the area. The moist earth in the Fertile Crescent is in stark contrast to the earth in the arid and semi-arid surrounding areas.


Parts of what countries make up the region once known as the Fertile Crescent?

SyriaLebanonIsrael


The region of richfertile soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is known as the?

The fertile crescent


Which area of Southwest Asia is known as the Fertile Crescent?

Mesopotamia is known as the Fertile Crescent.


Why was the Fertile Crescent known as the Fertile Crescent?

It was know for farming because Fertile means farmland


What is the region shaded in green on the map above known as?

the Fertile Crescent