Trading Crossroads

What is the approximate area of the Arabian Peninsula?

• 1 million square miles

• 2 million square miles

• 3 million square miles

• 4 million square miles

How is the climate of the Arabian Peninsula described?

• Cold and wet

• Hot and dry

• Humid and rainy

• Mild and breezy

How often does it rain in the Arabian Peninsula?

• Frequently

• Occasionally

• Rarely, in few places

• Never

How much rain does much of the peninsula typically receive in a year?

• Less than one inch

• Three to five inches

• Ten to twelve inches

• Over twenty inches

What type of lifestyle did many of Arabia's early inhabitants lead?

• Agricultural farmers

• Urban city dwellers

• Nomadic herders

• Coastal fishermen

What are the nomadic herders of Arabia called?

• Bedouin

• Berber

• Tuareg

• Kurd

What does the Arabic word "Bedouin" mean?

• People of the sea

• Desert dweller

• Mountain folk

• City dweller

In the 600s, how were the Bedouin people organized?

• Into cities

• Into tribes based on clans

• Into individual families

• Into agricultural communities

What did the Bedouin tribes believe about their clans?

• They were unrelated

• They shared a common ancestor

• They were from different regions

• They had different languages

What term is used to describe the leader of a tribe as mentioned in the text?

• Sheikh

• Sultan

• Emir

• Caliph