FOCUS QUESTION:FOCUS QUESTION:

How did geography effect the How did geography effect the lives of the Arabian people?lives of the Arabian people?

We have American soldiers in We have American soldiers in Iraq. Let’s see what we know Iraq. Let’s see what we know about the geography of the about the geography of the

Middle East.Middle East.

That’s a good place to start. That’s a good place to start. Raise your hand if you know Raise your hand if you know

why it is called why it is called ““The Middle EastThe Middle East”?”?

It was in the middle of…It was in the middle of…

EuropeEurope AsiaAsia

AND AND

GEOGRAPHY AND LIFE GEOGRAPHY AND LIFE IN ARABIAIN ARABIA

• For thousands of years, traders have crossed Arabia on routes between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Travel through Arabia was not easy. Travelers had to cross wide deserts with scorching temperatures and little water.

THE ARABIAN PENINSULATHE ARABIAN PENINSULA

• Look at the map on page 55 in the text.

• What bodies of water surround Arabia?

• Why do you think Arabia is called a “crossroads”?

CROSSROADS LOCATIONCROSSROADS LOCATION

• The intersection of which three continents lies near the Arabian Peninisula?

EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICAEUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA

CHECK OUT THOSE CHECK OUT THOSE MOUNTAINS. WHERE ARE MOUNTAINS. WHERE ARE

THEY?THEY?

EVER HEARD OF IRAQ OR EVER HEARD OF IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN? AFGANISTAN?

WE CURRENTLY HAVE WE CURRENTLY HAVE TROOPS IN IRAQ…TROOPS IN IRAQ…

AND AFGANISTAN.AND AFGANISTAN.

EXTREME DESERT EXTREME DESERT CONDITIONS…CONDITIONS…

HARSH MOUNTAINS.HARSH MOUNTAINS.

WHY WOULD YOU RIDE THIS WHY WOULD YOU RIDE THIS GUY IN THE DESERT…GUY IN THE DESERT…

INSTEAD OF THIS GUY?INSTEAD OF THIS GUY?

CHECK ME OUT!!! CHECK ME OUT!!!

My eyelashesand bushy eyebrows protect my eyes in sandstorms.

My nostrils close so I don’t breathe in sandAND moisturedoesn’t escape.

MY FEET!!! MY FEET!!!

What happenedto my toes?

My feet spread so that I stay on top of thesand…I don’t sink.

Have you ever tried to run in the sand?

MY HUMPMY HUMP

• My hump does NOT store water. It stores fat. Fat gives you energy.

CAMELS ARE PACK ANIMALSCAMELS ARE PACK ANIMALS

• I can carry up to 990 pounds, but I prefer about 350 pounds.

I may not look like a race horse, I may not look like a race horse, but I can reach speeds of but I can reach speeds of

40 miles per hour.40 miles per hour.

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW WHY WOULD YOU KNOW WHY WOULD YOU NEED A CAMEL ON THE NEED A CAMEL ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA?ARABIAN PENINSULA?

SAND DUNES! THEY ARESAND DUNES! THEY AREHILLS OF SAND SHAPED BY WIND. HILLS OF SAND SHAPED BY WIND.

THEY CAN REACHTHEY CAN REACHA HEIGHT OF 800 FEET!A HEIGHT OF 800 FEET!

IT IS SOOO HOT AND DRY, IT IS SOOO HOT AND DRY, NOTHING GROWS THERE. A NOTHING GROWS THERE. A CAMEL CAN TOLERATE THE CAMEL CAN TOLERATE THE

HEAT.HEAT.

IF YOU’RE REALLY LUCKY, IF YOU’RE REALLY LUCKY, YOU’LL FIND AN OASIS…YOU’LL FIND AN OASIS…

A WET, FERTILE AREA IN A A WET, FERTILE AREA IN A DESERT.DESERT.

WHAT IS A CARAVAN?WHAT IS A CARAVAN?

• No, not this… …but this!

SEDENTARYSEDENTARY• Many Americans live a Many Americans live a sedentary sedentary

lifestyle. It was not long ago that we lifestyle. It was not long ago that we had to do much more physical work. had to do much more physical work. Too little activity causes health Too little activity causes health problems.problems.

TWO WAYS OF LIFETWO WAYS OF LIFEPLEASE LOOK AT PAGE 57 IN THE TEXT.PLEASE LOOK AT PAGE 57 IN THE TEXT.

• SEDENTARY

means SETTLED.SETTLED.

Sedentary people Sedentary people lived in towns.lived in towns.

• NOMADIC

means MOVES MOVES FROM PLACE TO FROM PLACE TO PLACE.PLACE.

WHAT IS A SOUK?WHAT IS A SOUK?

• A market or bazaar where nomads and A market or bazaar where nomads and merchants traded goods.merchants traded goods.

A SOUK IS LIKE OUR MALLSA SOUK IS LIKE OUR MALLS

• We trade at the mall. It is where we go We trade at the mall. It is where we go to get stuff to show off in.to get stuff to show off in.

TURN TO PAGE 58 IN TURN TO PAGE 58 IN THE TEXT.THE TEXT.

FRESNO IS NOT THE FRESNO IS NOT THE LARGEST TRADE CENTER. LARGEST TRADE CENTER.

WHERE WOULD BE THE WHERE WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO GO TO GET BEST PLACE TO GO TO GET THE LATEST AND GREATEST THE LATEST AND GREATEST

BLING BLING?BLING BLING?

NEW YORK, LA, NEW YORK, LA, SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO

WHY DID CHRISTOPHER WHY DID CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND OTHERSCOLUMBUS AND OTHERSSPEND A FORTUNE ANDSPEND A FORTUNE AND

RISK THEIR LIVES TO GET RISK THEIR LIVES TO GET TOTO

THE “INDIES”?THE “INDIES”?

WHAT DID THEY WANT?WHAT DID THEY WANT?

SPICESSPICES

SILKSILK

GOLDGOLD

SPICES AND SILK WERESPICES AND SILK WERETHE BLING BLING OF THE THE BLING BLING OF THE DAY…SHOWING OFF IS DAY…SHOWING OFF IS

NOTHING NEW!NOTHING NEW!

WHERE DO WE GET OUR BLING WHERE DO WE GET OUR BLING BLING TODAY?BLING TODAY?

SONY - JAPAN

HONDA - JAPAN DIAMONDS-AFRICA

APPAREL-CHINA

TRADE BROUGHT MANY TRADE BROUGHT MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS OFDIFFERENT GROUPS OF

PEOPLE THROUGH ARABIA. PEOPLE THROUGH ARABIA.

• LOOK AT THE MAP ON PAGE 55.

• HOW DID PEOPLE TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH THE ARABIAN PENINSULA?

*Crossroad location*Europe, Asia, and Africa*Land trade routes*Water trade routes*Trade brought many different groups of people through Arabia*New ideas and products influenced Arabian culture

*A caravan is a group of traders that travel together for safety.*Traveling traders live a nomadic lifestyle.

*People who settled in towns live a sedentary lifestyle.*Towns became centers of trade and most had a souk, like a mall.

FOCUS QUESTION:FOCUS QUESTION:

How did geography effect the How did geography effect the lives of the Arabian people?lives of the Arabian people?

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