When the entire lake reaches 40 F, the surface water cools further, dropping below 40 F. Because this water is now less dense than the surrounding water, it will stay on the top and continue to cool. Once the surface water falls to 32 F, it freezes. The freezing then spreads downward into the lake and the ice thickens
The middle east was and has been a cradle of civilization as the Jewish, Islamic and the Christian religions all are present as is one of the melting pot of the culture and religion.
The exchange of the west and the eastern ideas develops with the establishments of the trade and the colonies of the growth and diversity of the languages were one of the main concepts for the homogeneity of the region.