What made the Fertile Crescent so fertile?

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Responses

imported crops brought by foreign traders

imported crops brought by foreign traders

moderate temperatures in the summer

moderate temperatures in the summer

heavy snowfalls in winter

heavy snowfalls in winter

silt deposited by annual flooding

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The correct response is: silt deposited by annual flooding.

The Fertile Crescent benefited from rich, nutrient-laden silt that was deposited by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers during their seasonal floods, making the land highly fertile for agriculture.