1.1 Geography, topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours

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Geography 1

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Located on north-east coast of Africa

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Geography 2

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Bordered by Libya, Nubia, Sinai & Mediterranean Sea

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Topography 1

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Most important feature was the Nile

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Topography 2

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Narrow fertile strip of land on each side of the Nile was referred to as the Black Land

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Topography 3

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Land was the unproductive desert and rocky cliffs that bordered both sides

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Topography 4

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Three Seasons:
- Inundation: Flood June to September, workers provided labour for the pharaoh’s building programs
- Emergence of the Fields: October to February, water was receding & soil was moist
- Drought: March to June, when crops were harvested & threshed

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Resources 1

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Self-sufficient in most natural resources

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Resources 2

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Main Crops: wheat + barley provided staple diet - bread, beer

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Resources 3

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Vegetables: Leeks, onions, cucumbers, melons, lettuce, & beans

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Resources 4

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Fruits: Figs, dates & grapes

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Also castor and olive oil, herbs, honey

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Animals – pigs, sheep, goats, cattle and asses, geese, ducks, wild fowl, fish

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Flax for linen, ramie and hemp for flax like qualities, woollen fabrics

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Mud bricks made from Nile mud and straw

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Limestone, sandstone for building

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Semi - precious stones – agate, amethyst, jasper and turquoise. Metals – 
copper, gold

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Also salts - Natron