The region between the Tigris and Euphrates is often referred to by which name?

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates is often referred to by which name?

• A. The Nile Basin
• B. Mesopotamia
• C. The Indus Valley
• D. The Amazon Basin

Answer: (B)

This question hinges on the name historians give to the land between two great rivers. That region is Mesopotamia, a word that comes from Greek and means "between rivers." The Tigris and Euphrates flow through areas of modern Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey, and this broad fertile area gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations, like Sumer and Babylon. So the term specifically describes the location between those two rivers, not the other river systems listed. The Nile Basin refers to the Nile in Africa, the Indus Valley to the Indus River in South Asia, and the Amazon Basin to the Amazon in South America.

This question hinges on the name historians give to the land between two great rivers. That region is Mesopotamia, a word that comes from Greek and means "between rivers." The Tigris and Euphrates flow through areas of modern Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey, and this broad fertile area gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations, like Sumer and Babylon. So the term specifically describes the location between those two rivers, not the other river systems listed. The Nile Basin refers to the Nile in Africa, the Indus Valley to the Indus River in South Asia, and the Amazon Basin to the Amazon in South America.