Geography Flashcards
Where was lower Egypt?
Closer to the Mediterranean
Where is upper Egypt?
Southern to the Mediterranean
Where was nubia?
Below lower Egypt in todays Somalia
Where were the settlements
By the Nile river because of the trade routes available and fertile soil
Why was the Nile considered a gift
The flooding was predicable and brought nutrients to the soil
What was red land
Infertile, barren with semi precious metals called deshret
What is black land?
Fertile soil for farming called Kemet
What resources were found in lower Egypt?
Natron, basalt, copper, limestone, alabaster, quartzite
What was found in upper Egypt?
Jasper, gold, natron, granite p, amethyst, tin
What was the Nile valley?
It surrounded the western and eastern deserts that protected it from invasion and isolated Egypt form outside influences
What is the wadis?
It ran perpendicular the Nile and was made up of 6 oasis’s under control of Egypt and supplied wine
