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The fertile crescent got its nickname from the land. The "fertile" part is there because the land had rich soil. The 'crescent" part is there because the land is shaped like a crescent, more like the crescent moon.

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Are Mesopotamia and The Fertile Crescent the same thing?

Mesopotamia is the area between the Euphrates and the Tigris. It literally means 'between the rivers'. The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped area that stretches from the Mediterranean coast along the Euphrates and the Tigris to the Persian Gulf.


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


How is Mesopotamia related to the fertile crescent?

Mesopotamia is located in the 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.


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 fertile crescent get its name for mesopotamia?

The land is fertile and it is shaped like a crescent


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.