The area called the Fertile Crescent was home to early civilization. All of the following contributed to the rich and fertile soil in the region except

A. the deserts surrounding the area, which provided dry, hot air that made for a thriving agricultural climate

Explanation:

The options to the question are:

A. the deserts surrounding the area, which provided dry, hot air that made for a thriving agricultural climate

B. the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which provided the water and nutrients soil needs to be good for agriculture

C. the Persian Gulf, which was connected to two rivers that were able to carry a water supply through the land

D. the Zagros and Taurus mountains, which protected the area from undesirable and harsh weather.

The Fertile Crescent had abundant access to water, and also earliest civilizations were being established their. Its area covers places such as Egypt, Syria, Israel, Southern Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan.

The rich and fertile land was due to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which provided the water and nutrients soil needs to be good for agriculture. Also, the Persian Gulf, was connected to two rivers which brought water supply through the land. The area was also protected from harsh weather.

The deserts surrounding the area, which provided dry, hot air that made for a thriving agricultural climate didn't contribute to the fertile land.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.