Assignment: Geography of Ancient Egypt

B6: World Geography and Civilizations, term 1-1
2013-10-21T16:38:18Z

Due:

Modern Political Map

Geographical Features Map

Natural Resources Map

Archaeological Sites Map

Natural Resources

Farming

Answer each question below using as much detail as possible using the links above. Identified in parenthesis next to each question is the link you should use to answer that specific question.

1. What countries border modern-day Egypt? (modern political map)

2. Name the major bodies of water that surround an are a part of Egypt. (modern political map)

3. What types of things are mined in ancient Egypt? (red dots on geographical features map)

4. What kinds of stone came from ancient Egyptian quarries, and what was this stone used for? (blue dots on geographical features map)

5. What is a delta, and why was the delta of the Nile important to ancient Egypt? (geographical features map)

6. What is an oasis, and how were oases used by the ancient Egyptians? (geographical features map)

7. Where were the fertile lands in ancient Egypt located? (farming)

8. Describe how and why the ancient Egyptians were able to grow crops in these fertile land areas. (farming)

9. List at least five natural resources that were available in the ancient Egyptian empire and explain what each would have been used for. (natural resources)

10. Based on the availability of resources and the geographic features of the Egyptian Empire, how do you think the sites for the pyramids and temples were chosen? (compare natural resources map to archaeological sites map)

11. What types of crops were typically grown by the ancient Egyptians? (farming)

12. Why was papyrus so important to the ancient Egyptians? (natural resources)

Modern Political Map

Geographical Features Map

Natural Resources Map

Archaeological Sites Map

Natural Resources

Farming

Answer each question below using as much detail as possible using the links above. Identified in parenthesis next to each question is the link you should use to answer that specific question.

1. What countries border modern-day Egypt? (modern political map)

2. Name the major bodies of water that surround an are a part of Egypt. (modern political map)

3. What types of things are mined in ancient Egypt? (red dots on geographical features map)

4. What kinds of stone came from ancient Egyptian quarries, and what was this stone used for? (blue dots on geographical features map)

5. What is a delta, and why was the delta of the Nile important to ancient Egypt? (geographical features map)

6. What is an oasis, and how were oases used by the ancient Egyptians? (geographical features map)

7. Where were the fertile lands in ancient Egypt located? (farming)

8. Describe how and why the ancient Egyptians were able to grow crops in these fertile land areas. (farming)

9. List at least five natural resources that were available in the ancient Egyptian empire and explain what each would have been used for. (natural resources)

10. Based on the availability of resources and the geographic features of the Egyptian Empire, how do you think the sites for the pyramids and temples were chosen? (compare natural resources map to archaeological sites map)

11. What types of crops were typically grown by the ancient Egyptians? (farming)

12. Why was papyrus so important to the ancient Egyptians? (natural resources)