How did the environment of Arabia serve as a form of protection during much of the region's history?

(1 point)
• Its fertile oases enabled farmers to grow enough food for themselves and for sale.
• Its extreme heat and arid conditions kept invaders from attacking settlements.
• Its landlocked location prevented traders from bringing in foreign goods.
• Its mountainous regions kept farmers from Mesopotamia from moving in for better land.

The correct answer is: Its extreme heat and arid conditions kept invaders from attacking settlements.