Why was the Taklamakan Desert mainly known as the “Sea of Death?” A. It was very cold there.
B. It is full of poisonous snakes and extreme temperatures.
C. Many traders died there while traveling along the Silk Road.
D. The temperature was extremely hot all the time.

The diagram below shows an ornithiscian dinosaur, an ancient bird called archaeopteryx, and the modern day bird. based on the diagram, which of these statements is most likely correct? (2 points) modern day birds have evolved from dinosaurs. archaeopteryx has evolved from modern day birds. ornithiscian dinosaurs had evolved from modern day birds. ornithiscian dinosaurs had evolved from the archaeopteryx.

In stage 2 farmers used the land primarily to grow food for their families and their small communities.

Name the two rivers that run through the fertile crescent. how were the rivers both positive and negative to societies of the fertile crescent?