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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the desert like in the summer on the arabian Peninsula? | hot,above 120 degrees |
| what are some adaptations of the desert? | use camels for transportation,dress in long clothes,bedouins control some valuable trade routes |
| were do Oasis's occur in the desert? | were water is trapped under ground |
| what did nomads do for their crops near the coastal plains? | they stayed near the coastal plains became sedimentary and obtained water for crops |
| what does sedimentary mean? | staying in one place |
| how long is arabia's coastal plain? | ranges about 40 miles in land |
| How does Arabia's coastal plains end? | ends at a series of rocky cliffs |
| What is the Coastal plain suitable for? | for farming |
| how much fields of crop grew because of Yemen the Great Marib dam? | for 300,000 people |
| how high are Arabia's mountains? | 1,000 ft to 2,000 ft |
| How much rain does the ocean bring to the Arabian mountains? | 20 inches |
| What do people make houses of on mountains? | make brick mud houses |
| why is the Arabian Peninsula well situated for trade? | because it's a crossroad for trades and surrendered by aden |
| why did market towns in the Arabian peninsula grow into larger cities? | because of trade |
| Name two oasis cities that became stops along the Arabian trade routes? | mecca and medina |
| what is a caravan? | A company of traders traveling with their camels |
| what products did people bring on these caravans? | animals,textiles,metals,crops,and spices |
| what 2 religions spread along the Arabian peninsula through trade routes? | Judaism and christianity |
| What city is at the intersection of six trade routes? | Mecca |
| What 2 empires did the people of the Arabian peninsula trade with? | Byzantine and Sassanian empire |
| what 3 trade goods were produced on the Arabian peninsula sought after by other empires? | copper,incense,and perfumes |
| What products were traded at marketplaces? | food,livestock,textiles,leather goods,spices,and metals |
| what type of people would come to these marketplaces like in Mecca and Medina and Aden? | Nomads,Merchants,and farmers |
| What did the market inspector do to make sure that trade was fair on the peninsula? | Observe the trading |
| What was Muhammad born into? | powerful meccan clan |
| did both of his parents die? | yes |
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