My friend... Arabia didn't have enough capacity to grow crops to sustain a high population. In days of old settlements would have been built along the riverbanks, many civilizations started that way, most notably Egyptians. Others who couldn't grow crops usually used to get other's by force
"Most of the Arabian Peninsula is
unsuited to agriculture, making irrigation and land reclamation projects essential.The narrow coastal plain and isolated oases, amounting to less than 1% of the land area, are used to cultivate grains, coffee and tropical fruits. Goat, sheep, and camel husbandry is widespread elsewhere throughout the rest of the Peninsula." Wikipedia
What is their achievement? Iranian plateau was a birthplace to many great civilizations, among them Elamites, Jiroft civilizations (3,000 BC) etc...
And FYI Yemen was conquered by the Sassanids, as you can see in this map, every suitable land within reach of Sassanids was captured by them.
My claims? They're not my claims, they're facts easily accessible on the internet. I don't like to make **** up to be honest, I always like to research before posting anything.
Yes, and they were taking it away for free, we stopped them by electing Mohammad Mossadegh but they couldn't handle it like a man and finally took care of him!
I have a minor in history, but thanks, I will