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Mesopotamia refers to area land between Tigris and Euphrates rivers is Iraq, Syria and part of Turkey. While fertile crescent refers to apart of the same land, although extending roughly as a crescent shape from the Nile delta to the Persian sea. More specifically the fertile crescent is referring to historical terms, as birth of civilization, and referring to fertile volcanic soils and as result of the rivers historically. Where as Mesopotamia is referring more geographically to the location.
They might be used synonymously depending on the context. However they have etymological differences, that should not be confused.
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How is Mesopotamia related to the fertile crescent?
Mesopotamia is located in the fertile crescent
What is the Fertile Crescent how is Mesopotamia related to it?
The Fertile Crescent stretched in an arc from the Mesopotamian fertile river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers through to the Mediterranean Sea.
How did people most likely arrive in northern European?
They came from the Fertile Crescent
Which has a higher elevation the Fertile Crescent or the amazon basin?
fertile crescent
Why was the Fertile Crescent known as the Fertile Crescent?
It was know for farming because Fertile means farmland
What was vitally needed to cultivate the Fertile Crescent region?
The rivers in the fertile crescent and the proliferation of edible grains made the fertile crescent fertile.
What continent is Fertile Crescent in?
The Fertile Crescent is in southwest Asia.
What is the region of the fertile crescent?
A crescent.
How long did the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent last?
Civilization developed in Mesopotamia simultaneously with Egypt are often called the 'Fertile Crescent'. In the related links box below, I posted a site on Mesopotamia.
What is the fertile crescent second name?
The Fertile Crescent's second name was Mesopotamia.
Who were the invaders of the Fertile Crescent?
The invaders are the people who live near the fertile crescent.
How did the fertile crescent get its name for mesopotamia?
The land is fertile and it is shaped like a crescent
