2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the
answer to Part A?
A "The Fertile Crescent is the region in the Middle East
that curves, in a quarter-moon shape, from the
Persian Gulf through modern-day southern Iraq,
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt." (
Paragraph 1)
B "The Fertile Crescent is traditionally associated (in
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths) with the earthly
location of the Garden of Eden." ( Paragraph 1)
Oc“From 1,900-1,400 B.C. trade with Europe, Egypt,
Phoenicia , and the Indian subcontinent was
flourishing" ( Paragraph 3)
D“The situation worsened so that, presently, the
region which once was the lush paradise and cradle
of civilization largely consists of dry, cracked plains of
sunbaked clay." ( Paragraph 6)