Terrain

Egypt consists of sand dunes, deserts, rivers, dirt, oasis, clay, forests, marshy land, and lakes. the sandunes might be covering some parts of the pyramids. oasis were a great place for water, and would often appear in marages. egypt mainly is a big gigantic group of deserts. in egypt, the nile river runs straight through the sandy terrain, and creates marshy land. also, the nile river creates lots of clay, and perfect farming land, along with turning the dirt into grass. the forests were mostly around the nile river and the trees were mainly palm trees. egypt has lots of small canals sprouting off the nile river.

Housing Types

Egyption houses were often made of bricks that were crafted from mud, straw, and stone. the floors in ancient egypt were just very packed earth. Houses in ancient Egypt often had a hole in the roof wich was used like a vent to bring in the cool air. the houses in ancient egypt were fairly small, but the pharoahs house was a completely diffrent story. it had plenty of amazing rooms. In the summer, egyptions used the roof as an extra room because it was too hot in the house.

Transportation

Boats were a big part of transportation and trade in Ancient Egypt because of  the Nile river. There were many different boats, but the first ones were made of papyrus reeds. The reeds were bound by papyrus rope, which is made from reed fibers. Later on they were importing lumber from Lebanon to make wooden boats.                                                                                                                                                Egyptians didn't like to travel often because they thought it was better to stay at home. They were afraid that they would die in the harsh conditions of the desert and they wouldn't get a proper burial, leaving them unprepared for the afterlife. Despite this fact they had to travel to get the things they need to survive. When they had to go to the desert they used a camel.

Occupations

In Ancient Egypt it took lots of people to fill all the rolls needed to help the community. Here are some of the most important roles.
1. Farmers, hunters and fishermen: the farmers , hunters and           fishermen helped supply food for the community

Now that you know about the important jobs it is time to learn about the other jobs. Here are just a few of them.


2. Builders: builders helped by making structures like houses, pyramids, and other amazing structures

3. Doctors : the doctors helped take care of sick or injured Egyptians

      4. Soldiers : the soldiers helped by fighting in wars to protect Egypt   
 

Natural Resources

Ancient Egypt was home of many natural resources that helped make life much easier. An example of this is that on the banks of the Nile River there was extremely fertile soil which made farming very easy. The Nile River also supplied fish and water fowl to eat. Egyptians also used papyrus reeds from the Nile River to make: paper baskets, sandals, and boats.



People in ancient Egypt also got their resources from the mountains and desserts. For example the Egyptians used limestone, and granite which was mined from the mountains and used for houses. They also mined for gold, copper, and semi precious stones that were used for jewelry.      

exports

There were lots of things in Egypt that other countries needed. (ex)Stone, vases, linen, papyrus, gold, vessels, ox hides, ropes, lentils, and dried fish were some of the things they exported.



 papyrus paper

                                                      
papyrus plant

imports

In Ancient Egypt trade was a big part of many people’s lives. Egypt mainly traded with its neighbouring countries. For example from Cyprus they imported copper and ivory. Here are some more places Egypt traded with and what they imported.
-From Syria and Palestine they imported things like horses, cattle, small livestock, cedar wood, silver, copper and valuable minerals.
-From Nubia they imported gold, minerals, building stone, ebony, ivory, ostrich feathers and eggs.
-From Aegean they imported Minoan and Mycenaean oil containers.
-From Punt they imported myrrh and incense. 


April 16 2012