Social Sciences and History / Unit 12 SSH 1134 short lesson, about 20 seconds
North Africa and Southwest Asia: Water, Hearths, Choke Points
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The idea
Population clusters on water: the Nile valley, the Mediterranean coast, the Tigris and Euphrates, northwestern Iran. The Fertile Crescent saw the first farms and Mesopotamia's wheel. The region is the hearth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the Umayyads ruled fifteen million square kilometers.
In practice
Choke points: Hormuz, Suez.
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