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The Middle East was called the crossroads of the world because it was the meeting of three continents- Asia, Africa, and Europe
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Where was Mesopotamia and what does the name mean?
Mesopotamia was in the fertile crescent and Mesopotamia means "between the to rivers".
What does the term Fertile Crescent mean?
The fertile crescent is a nickname for Mesopotamia. Fertile means wet and crescent is a little thinner than half moon. There is another nickname for it due to the fact that it is the land between the rivers. This a true statement too because there are two rivers surrounding it they are the Euphrates river and the Tigris river and the Jordan River.
How did the religion of Israelites differ from the others in the Fertile Crescent?
because the Israelite were monotheistic which means to believe in one god or goddess and the fertile crescent people were polytheistic which means to believe in many gods or goddess.Jewish answer:Judaism differed from other ancient religions in the following ways:1) It was the only religion in which God spoke to the entire assembled nation (Exodus ch.19) of over two million people.2) It made a complete break from the surrounding idolatry.
What was the first major city in mesoamerica and what does its name mean?
Teotihuacan It Means "Place of Gods"
Why did the egyptians call their land kemet meaning the black land?
Kemet means "black land," and Deshret means "red land." Kemet refers to the land that is flooded every year by the Nile, giving it vital nutrients and a dark color. Deshret is the desert, which is red obviously.
