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* Nile for fishing, irrigation, movement | * Nile River provided for fishing, irrigation, movement | ||
* silt carried by Nile replenishes the soil annually | * silt carried by Nile replenishes the soil annually | ||
* Nile Delta = extremely productive, fertile land that required irrigation for large scale farming | * Nile Delta = extremely productive, fertile land that required irrigation for large scale farming | ||
* Nile = one of the greatest agricultural regions of the ancient world | * Nile = one of the greatest agricultural regions of the ancient world | ||
* core crops included: | * core crops of ancient Egypt included: | ||
** papyrus: for building, boats, and paper | |||
** flax: for linen cloth and vegetable oil | ** flax: for linen cloth and vegetable oil | ||
** grains, such as wheat and barley | ** grains, such as wheat and barley | ||
** fruits, such as figs, and melons and assorted vegetables | ** fruits, such as figs, and melons and assorted vegetables | ||
** | ** herbs for cooking and medicine | ||
* many animals living along Nile | * many animals living along Nile | ||
* mining: | |||
* sandstone | ** sandstone | ||
* limestone: abundant from mountains along Nile; soft stone can be cut with bronze tools | ** limestone: abundant from mountains along Nile; soft stone can be cut with bronze tools | ||
** good article on Limestone that can be used with students: [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/material.htm Building Materials of the Pyramids Builders] | *** good article on Limestone that can be used with students: [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/material.htm Building Materials of the Pyramids Builders] | ||
** for literary connection see the poem, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Limestone "In Praise of Limestone" by W. H. Auden, 1948]) Very complicated and difficult, but it's an interesting reference, as Auden discussed limestone as being | *** for literary connection see the poem, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Limestone "In Praise of Limestone" by W. H. Auden, 1948]) Very complicated and difficult, but it's an interesting reference, as Auden discussed limestone as being | ||
* abundant minerals in mountains, especially to southeast of Egypt, including copper, gold, lead | ** abundant minerals in mountains, especially to southeast of Egypt, including copper, gold, lead | ||
* Sinai provided copper, lead, turquoise | ** Sinai provided copper, lead, turquoise | ||
** see [http://members.multimania.nl/fredwevers/sinai.htm The land of Sinai: Location and Natural Resources] | *** see [http://members.multimania.nl/fredwevers/sinai.htm The land of Sinai: Location and Natural Resources] | ||
* Wadi Natrun | ** Wadi Natrun | ||
** a natural depression west of the Nile Delta with desert, minerals, and salty lakes and marshes that was an important source for: | *** a natural depression west of the Nile Delta with desert, minerals, and salty lakes and marshes that was an important source for: | ||
*** natron (for embalming) | **** natron (for embalming) | ||
*** gypsum (for plaster) | **** gypsum (for plaster) | ||
* Wadi Hammamat, desert region east of Thebes (Upper Egypt) | ** Wadi Hammamat, desert region east of Thebes (Upper Egypt) | ||
** principal mining region, supplying: | *** principal mining region, supplying: | ||
*** basalts, quartz, gold, and sandstone | **** basalts, quartz, gold, and sandstone | ||
* '''resources that Egypt lacked and/or imported:''' | * '''resources that Egypt lacked and/or imported:''' | ||
** lacked wood, and imported it from Lebanon and Asia Minor via the Phoenicians | ** lacked wood, and imported it from Lebanon and Asia Minor via the Phoenicians | ||