Around 1200 BCE,which of the Following Was an Effect of Environmental

question 16

Multiple Choice

Around 1200 BCE,which of the following was an effect of environmental change in the lands bordering the eastern Mediterranean?

• A) Desperate farmers in the Indus River valley migrated westward,settling in Mesopotamia.
• B) Decreased Nile flooding forced pharaohs to secure food supplies and repel invaders such as the Sea Peoples.
• C) The Mycenaean Greeks used the warmer weather to increase exports of wine and olives.
• D) The Hittites prospered because they controlled the rich agricultural region along the Tigris River.

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