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Geography, topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours
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Year 10 Ancient History Mind Map on Geography, topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours, created by Gloria Alwan on 06/09/2016.
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Geography, topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours
The Nile (Iteru)
Three Seasons
Akhet - inundation
Peret - planting
Shemu - harvest
Main form of transportation
Cataracts formed natural boundary
Herodotus called Egypt "the gift of the Nile"
Provided natural resources - mud for bricks, papyrus for paper
Source of drinking water
Two Lands
Black Land (Kemet)
Upper Egypt (Ta-Shema) - narrow river valley
Lower Egypt (Ta-Mehu) - fertile Delta marshlands
Upper and Lower Egypt created the "two lands"
Red Land (Deshret) - Desert and cliffs
Resources
Crops
Barley
Emmer
Vegetables
Onions
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Fruits
Grapes
Figs
Animals
Sheep
Goats
Semi-precious Stones
Amethyst
agate
Carnelian
Metals
Copper
Gold
Natron
Reeds
Papyrus
Flax
Neighbours Resources
Lebanon
Cedar
Nubia
Gold
Ivory
Cattle
copper
Animal Skins
Feathers
Sinai
Turquoise
Copper
Malachite
Palestine & Syria
Cedar
Valuable Metals
Silver
copper
lead
grain & animals
Semi precious stones
Lapis Lazuli
Rock crystal
Punt (Modern Somalia)
Incense(from Myrrh resin and trees)
fragrant woods
Ebony
Animals
monkeys
Dogs
baboons
Gold
Ivory
Animals Skins (panther)
Antimony (mineral for eye cosmetic)
Afghanistan
Lapis lazuli
Naharin
Oil
Incense
copper
Gold
The Mediterranean
Olive Oil
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