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Mesopotamia occupies a third of the fertile crescent, the easternmost third to be exact. It extends from the end of the Persian Gulf up through Syria and then down through Palestine almost to Egypt. It is crescent shaped. There is a desert between the two legs.

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because the fertile crescent is bigger

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Neither, they're both the same thing.

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How is Mesopotamia related to the fertile crescent?

Mesopotamia is located in the fertile crescent


Is Jerusalem in Mesopotamia?

No. Jerusalem is in the Levant Region. The Levant Region and Mesopotamia together constitute the Fertile Crescent, so while Jerusalem is not in Mesopotamia, it is in the Fertile Crescent.


What is the fertile crescent second name?

The Fertile Crescent's second name was Mesopotamia.


How did the fertile crescent get its name for mesopotamia?

The land is fertile and it is shaped like a crescent


Another name for the Fertile Crescent?

the fertile crescent is a region in the near east


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.


What is another name for the region known as the Fertile Crescent?

"The Cradle of Civilization" "Mesopotamia" "Assyria" "Iraq" Any of these what you're looking for?


How did get Fertile Crescent get its name?

The land in Mesopotamia was fertile, and it happened to be shaped like a crescent.


Which area of Southwest Asia is known as the Fertile Crescent?

Mesopotamia is known as the Fertile Crescent.


Is Fertile Crescent included mesopotamia?

Yes


What was the region of Mesopotamia known as the fertile Crescent?

Because it was very fertile


Why is Mesopotamia call fertile crescent?

Because it was the richest place to farm at the time. Powerful empires conquered parts of Mesopotamia. Also it is in the shape of a crescent.