The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5 Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e. A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Geography and Resources 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.