West [[Eurasia|Eurasia]]</B> is an area bounded by the [[Sahara|Sahara]] and the [[Indian_Ocean|Indian Ocean]] to the south, the [[Atlantic|Atlantic]] to the west, and the [[Arctic_Ocean|Arctic Ocean]] to the north. Significant movements of people have entered the region from the East across the [[Steppe|steppe]]s. Nonetheless, the steppes have, for much of history, been lowly populated and so the interaction of [[West_Eurasia|West Eurasia]] with [[East_Eurasia|East Eurasia]] had been indirect. | West [[Eurasia|Eurasia]]</B> is an area bounded by the [[Sahara|Sahara]] and the [[Indian_Ocean|Indian Ocean]] to the south, the [[Atlantic|Atlantic]] to the west, and the [[Arctic_Ocean|Arctic Ocean]] to the north. Significant movements of people have entered the region from the East across the [[Steppe|steppe]]s. Nonetheless, the steppes have, for much of history, been lowly populated and so the interaction of [[West_Eurasia|West Eurasia]] with [[East_Eurasia|East Eurasia]] had been indirect. |