North Africa and the Middle East.
Mediterranean
Silk Road: Connected Eurasia from China to the Mediterranean Sea. Trans-Saharan Trade Route: Connected North Africa with West Africa across the Sahara Desert. Maritime Silk Road: Connected East Asia with the Middle East, Africa, and Europe via sea routes. Amber Road: Connected the Baltic Sea with the Mediterranean region through Central Europe.
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
There are 5 major ones: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, and Cyprus. Every island located in the Mediterranean is considered to the south of Europe.
It is a major shipping body of water in Europe
The Ebro is a major river in southwest Europe. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Tarragona, Spain.
Judaism had spread to all major regions of Asia including southern Russia, India (Cochin), China (Kaifeng), almost all areas in Europe (aside from Eastern Europe), North Africa and the Mediterranean region.
One of the major rivers in Europe is the Rhone. It winds through Switzerland and France, then empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Another major River in Europe is the Dnieper River. The Dnieper flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
The four major Biomes of Europe are the Mediterranean Scrub Forest, Temperate Forest, Tundra, and the boreal Forrest.
It was the fastest route, and it could be used to travel to Europe, Asia and Africa.
There are a variety of major landforms and rivers in southern Europe. Some include the Balkan Mountains, the Guadalquivir River, as well as the Corinth Canal.
Europe has some small deserts but no major deserts.