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C limate of the Persian Empire

Because the Persian Empire is so large there are many factors that come into play in terms of climate and geographical factors.

. The Persian Empire was a massive span of land and had almost all forms of terrain which included (Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg.146)

. Mountains (example the Tarus mountains) (Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg.146)

. Water: the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf (Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg146)

. The main climate of Persia was quite hot because of the desert environment(Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg147)

. Arid climate is characterized by a high evaporation and low precipitations. This climate is characteristic of the desert or semi-desert areas and of great continental areas surrounded by mountains.(Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg147)

The Dry Summer Subtropical climate is also known as the "Mediterranean" climate because the land that borders the Mediterranean Sea is a type locality for this climate. The wet winter/dry summer seasonality of precipitation is the defining characteristic of this climate. Summer drought places a great deal of stress on the local vegetation, but plant structures have evolved to adapt to it.(Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg147)

Many big rivers fall into the Black Sea, making the salinity of its surface water half that of the ocean: 17‰. Reduced salinity is the cause of the relatively low biodiversity in Black Sea, since few marine species can support a viable population at salinity levels less than 20%.(Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly 148)

. The Arabian Sea has a monsoon climate . Minimum air temperatures of about 75 to 77 °F (24 to 25 °C) at the sea’s surface occur in the central Arabian Sea in January and February, while temperatures higher than 82 °F (28 °. occur in both June and November.(Oxfords First Ancient History by: Roy Burrell and illustrations by: Peter Connolly pg.145)