Select the 2 rivers that surround
Mesopotamia
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The land between two rivers
The word Mesopotamia comes from the Greek language. In Greek, mesos means "middle," and potamia means "rivers." So, the word Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers."
• The Fertile Crescent
What else is Mesopotamia called?
Mesopotamia is often called the Fertile Crescent. It is called the fertile crescent because the soil in the region is fertile, or good for growing crops. The fertile soil makes a crescent, or curved shape, across the Tigris and Euphrates (yu-FRAY-teez) River Region.
Can you see the crescent shape?
• Nile and Yellow Rivers
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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The correct answer is Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.