MANSA MUSA DEPENED ON A SERIES OF LOCAL CITY NETWORKS FOR HIS POWER
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one of the greatest uninterrupted expanses of plain on the Earth’s surface. It sweeps from the Pyrenees Mountains on the French-Spanish border across northern Europe to the Ural Mountains in Russia. In western Europe the plain is comparatively narrow, rarely exceeding 200 miles (320 kilometres) in width, but as it stretches eastward it broadens steadily until it reaches its greatest width in western Russia, where it extends more than 2,000 miles.
It encouraged the Europeans to discover new lands, create colonies.
B.) the area was known for its rich farmlands
“Named for its rich soils, the Fertile Crescent, often called the “cradle of civilization,” is found in the Middle East. Because of this region’s relatively abundant access to water, the earliest civilizations were established in the Fertile Crescent, including the Sumerians.” (Nat Geo)
Teach them something cool about history to motivate them.
