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Crossroads?http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=valley+forge+road+and+sumneytown+pike&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.901528,56.337891&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=S+Valley+Forge+Rd+%26+Sumneytown+Pike,+Lansdale,+Montgomery,+Pennsylvania+19446&z=16
A crossroad you may know!
•Continents meet•For years, the Middle of trade routes
Strategically located?
• Military – why?
• Economic – Oil, trade routes
Northern Tier
Northern Iraq
Southern Turkey!
Arabian Peninsula
Oasis
A fertile desert area that has enough water to support plant and animal life
Fertile Crescent
• Where first civilizations started• Around the major river systems• LOTS of good farming = LOTS of people!
Nile Valley
Desalination – taking salt out of water; VERY expensive • Judaism (Jewish)• Christianity (Christian)• Islam (Muslim)
ARAB: Native language is Arabic
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