Ancient people of Yemen produced one of the earliest sedentary societies in Ancient Arabia thanks to the monsoon rains. They were able to efficiently harvest the rain water coming down from the high mountains and developed a complex irrigation system which allowed for agricultural. They developed their own unique system of writing and expanded into what is today Ethiopia. In fact, the alphabet used by the Ethiopians today was originally produced by the the ancient Yemeni people.
Professor S: South Arabian civilizations peaked from 1000 BC all the way to 7th century AD when forces from Central Arabia...
Student 1: (exasperated) Wait! I don't get it, they didn't have rain before 1000 BC?
Professor S: (trying hard not to slap the student) No, this is when we first have written evidence of their existence
Student 1: So this has nothing to do with the rain!
Professor S: (dumbfounded) ...
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