focus question: how did people of the arabian peninsula adapt to desert life?
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FOCUS QUESTION:FOCUS QUESTION:
How did people of the Arabian How did people of the Arabian Peninsula adapt to desert life?Peninsula adapt to desert life?
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CONTENT LEARNINGCONTENT LEARNINGOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE
• SWBAT identify the adaptations the people of Arabia made to survive the geographic features of the region.
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LANGUAGE LEARNINGLANGUAGE LEARNINGOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE
• SWBAT list and discuss the adaptations people of Arabia made to survive the geographic features of the region.
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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.
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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”?”?
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It was in the middle of…It was in the middle of…
EuropeEurope AsiaAsia
AND AND
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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.
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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”?
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CROSSROADS LOCATIONCROSSROADS LOCATION
• The intersection of which three continents lies near the Arabian Peninisula?
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EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICAEUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA
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CHECK OUT THOSE CHECK OUT THOSE MOUNTAINS. WHERE ARE MOUNTAINS. WHERE ARE
THEY?THEY?
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EVER HEARD OF IRAQ OR EVER HEARD OF IRAQ OR AFGANISTAN? AFGANISTAN?
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WE CURRENTLY HAVE WE CURRENTLY HAVE TROOPS IN IRAQ…TROOPS IN IRAQ…
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AND AFGANISTAN.AND AFGANISTAN.
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EXTREME DESERT EXTREME DESERT CONDITIONS…CONDITIONS…
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HARSH MOUNTAINS.HARSH MOUNTAINS.
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WHY WOULD YOU RIDE THIS WHY WOULD YOU RIDE THIS GUY IN THE DESERT…GUY IN THE DESERT…
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INSTEAD OF THIS GUY?INSTEAD OF THIS GUY?
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CHECK ME OUT!!! CHECK ME OUT!!!
My eyelashesand bushy eyebrows protect my eyes in sandstorms.
My nostrils close so I don’t breathein sand during asand storm AND moisture doesn’tescape.
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MY FEET MY FEET
What happenedto my toes?
My feet spreadso that I stay on top of thesand…I don’t sink.
Have you ever tried to run in the sand?
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MY HUMPMY HUMP
• My hump does NOT store water. It stores fat. Fat gives you energy.
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CAMELS ARE PACK ANIMALSCAMELS ARE PACK ANIMALS
• I can carry up to 990 pounds, but I prefer about 350 pounds.
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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.
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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW WHY YOU WOULD KNOW WHY YOU WOULD NEED A CAMEL ON THE NEED A CAMEL ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA?ARABIAN PENINSULA?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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WHAT IS A CARAVAN?WHAT IS A CARAVAN?
• No, not this… …but this!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TURN TO PAGE 58 IN TURN TO PAGE 58 IN THE TEXT.THE TEXT.
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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?
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NEW YORK, LA, NEW YORK, LA, SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO
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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?
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SPICESSPICES
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SILKSILK
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GOLDGOLD
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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!
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WHERE DO WE GET OUR BLING WHERE DO WE GET OUR BLING BLING TODAY?BLING TODAY?
SONY - JAPAN
HONDA - JAPAN DIAMONDS-AFRICA
APPAREL-CHINA
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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?
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*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.
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FOCUS QUESTION:FOCUS QUESTION:
How did people of the Arabian How did people of the Arabian Peninsula adapt to desert life?Peninsula adapt to desert life?
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THINKING FOCUS ANSWERTHINKING FOCUS ANSWER
• Developed nomadic lifestyles to get what they needed
• Traveled together in caravans for safety• Towns became trade centers for the
nomadic traders• Trade brought many groups of people
through Arabia• New ideas and products influenced
Arabian culture
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