Question

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what helped protect the first cities in the middle east from other people?
a walls and castles
b large rivers and oceans
c forests and lakes
d mountains and deserts

Explanation:

The first Middle Eastern cities (like those in Mesopotamia) were surrounded by natural barriers: mountains to the north/east and large deserts to the west/south. These natural features made it difficult for outside groups to reach and attack the cities. Walls and castles were man-made defenses developed later, while the region lacks large oceans, and forests/lakes are not dominant geographic features there.

Answer:

D. Mountains and deserts