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    This document provides instructions for students to complete an assignment on maps of Ancient Egypt. It includes directions to label a blank map, and answer 8 questions about Ancient Egypt using the provided maps or online maps. Students are asked to identify important geographical features of Egypt like the Nile River, label cities and areas, and explain the importance of locations and expansion in Egyptian history based on clues from the maps.

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete an assignment on maps of Ancient Egypt. It includes directions to label a blank map, and answer 8 questions about Ancient Egypt using the provided maps or online maps. Students are asked to identify important geographical features of Egypt like the Nile River, label cities and areas, and explain the importance of locations and expansion in Egyptian history based on clues from the maps.

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    This document provides instructions for students to complete an assignment on maps of Ancient Egypt. It includes directions to label a blank map, and answer 8 questions about Ancient Egypt using the provided maps or online maps. Students are asked to identify important geographical features of Egypt like the Nile River, label cities and areas, and explain the importance of locations and expansion in Egyptian history based on clues from the maps.

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    AncientEgyptMapAssignment

    Followthedirectionstocompletetasksandquestionsbelow.Youwillneedthemapspassedout
    inclass.Themapscanalsobefoundat
    http://mrbrunken.happykidsschool.com.tw/middleschool/news/ancientegyptmaps.

    MakeaMap
    Followtheinstructionstocompletetheblankmaponpage3.
    1.
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    9.

    LabelandcolorbluetheNileRiver.
    LabeltheRedSeaandtheMediterraneanSea.
    LightlyshadegreenallofthefertileareainAncientEgypt.
    PutayellowstaronthelocationofthecityofThebesandlabelitinblack.
    LabelandputblackdotsatthelocationsofthecitiesMemphis,Giza,Aswan,
    Elephantine,Abydos,andHeliopolis.
    Inbrown,labeltheareasofUpperEgypt,LowerEgypt,Nubia,theNileDelta,Western
    Desert,andEasternDesert.
    Inorange,showthelocationsofthedifferentpyramids.
    LabelanddrawaredXonthelocationofTheValleyoftheKings.
    DrawadarkpurplelinewheretheFirstCataractoftheNileRiveris.

    Questions
    Usethemapsprovided(orat
    http://mrbrunken.happykidsschool.com.tw/middleschool/news/ancientegyptmaps)to
    answerthequestionsbelow.
    1. WhatcluesfromthemapsshowyouthattheNileRiverwasthemostimportant
    geographicalfeatureinAncientEgypt?

    2. WhatdoyouthinkisthemostlikelyreasonallofthepyramidswerebuiltnearGizaand

    theNileDelta?

    3. WhatmightbeareasonthattheEgyptiancapitalmovedfromMemphisintheOldKingdomto
    ThebesduringtheNewKingdom?

    4. SomehistoriansbelieveEgyptwassosuccessfulbecauseitwasisolated.Protectedby
    geographicalboundariesonallsides.Whatgeographicalfeatures(rivers,mountains,oceans,
    etc.)workedtoisolateEgyptfromtherestoftheworld?

    5. Lookingattheresourcesmap,whydoyouthinkinvadingandcapturingNubiawassoimportant
    inEgyptianhistory?NubiaistheregionsouthofEgypt(moderndaySudan.)

    6. DescribehowtheEgyptianEmpiregrewovertheyears.Whydoyouthinkitdidntexpandwest,
    southwest,orveryfareast?

    7. Egyptiankings,orpharaohs,werebuiltinmassiveandelaboratetombs.Some,butnotall,were
    buriedinhugepyramidsforwhichEgyptisfamous.Lookingatthelandmarksmapandthe
    locationsofthesetombs,buildings,andtemples,whichEgyptianpharaohsdoyouthinkwere
    buriedinpyramids(Old,Middle,orNewKingdom)andwhichdoyouthinkwereburiedin
    undergroundtombs?

    8. EgyptwasprobablytherichestoftheAncientcivilizations.Whydoyouthinkthiswas?Because
    theywereawesomeordidotherfactorsplayarole?

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