The Arabian Peninsula
• The Arabs lived on the Arabian Peninsula. It is located between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
Yemen
• The southwestern part of the peninsula has well-watered valleys lying between mountains.
The Arabian Desert
• The rest of the peninsula is made of dry plains and deserts.
An Oasis
• An oasis is a fertile area around a spring or water hole.
• An oasis in the desert provides water for farmers, herders, and travelers.
• Parts of the dry places on the Arabian Peninsula have oases.
A Caravan
• For hundreds of years, nomadic herders and caravans have crisscrossed the desert.
• The caravans travel from oasis to oasis.