1. Why did people begin farming the Fertile Crescent?

a. The soil was rich.
b. Mountains were common.
c. Droughts were frequent.
d. Large forests were available.

2. _____ were most often used to build houses in Mesopotamia.

a. Wood boards
b. Mud and reed bricks
c. Large stones
d. Animal hides

3. On which continent will you find the Fertile Crescent?

a. Australia
b. North America
c. Europe
d. Asia

4. The Greek word "Mesopotamia" means _________.

a. fertile land
b. beautiful river
c. land between two rivers
d. majestic land

5. What good came from the spring floods of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

a. silt
b. extra water
c. irrigation
d. nothing