Mapping Egypt Activity
This hotlist was created to support the Mapping Egypt activity in the Wellesley Public Schools Grade 5 Egypt curriculum. Please refer to the guide for the activity description and details.
Mapping Egypt Links
Research these geographical locations and features of Ancient Egypt.
Record a few brief notes to help you remember some important facts about each location or feature.
ABU-SIMBEL
Images of Egypt: Abu Simbel
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~nicholson/egypt/abusimbel.html
ABYDOS
Abydos
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/abydos.htm
ASWAN
Aswan Dam
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/stc-link/aswan1/index.html
Aswan
http://www.hermes-group.com/Egypt/Aswan.html
BLUE NILE
Columbia Encyclopedia:The Blue Nile
http://aol.bartleby.com/65/bl/BlueNile.html
CAIRO
CATARACTS
DEIR EL BAHARI
Tour Egypt: Deir El Bahri
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/bahri.htm
EASTERN DESERT
Eastern Desert
http://www.ehabweb.net/eastern.html
Egypt: The Land and the People
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Land&people/
Enclyclopedia: Eastern Desert
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=108481&tocid=43459
FAIYUM
Learning NetworK: Faiyum
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0818169.html
GIZA
KARNAK
Egypt World: Karnak
http://egyptworld.8k.com/karnak.html
LOWER EGYPT
Lower Egypt
http://www.geog.okstate.edu/1113web/lower.htm
Lower Egypt
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/archive/egypt/emania/epedia/terms/Egypt.htm
Lower Egypt
http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/digital_egypt/naqadan/map1.html
LOWER NUBIA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Wikipedia: Mediterranean Sea
http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea
MEMNON
The Colossi of Memnon
http://www.akhet.co.uk/memnon.htm
Tour Egypt: The Colossi of Memnon
http://www.touregypt.net/collmem.htm
MEMPHIS
Encyclopedia of the Orient: Memphis
http://lexicorient.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct-frame.pl?http://lexicorient.com/e.o/memphis.htm
NOVA: Memphis
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/age2.html
Columbia Encyclopedia: Memphis
http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/MemphisEg.html
MEROE
Meroe
http://kroeber.anthro.mnsu.edu/cultural/oldworld/africa/meroe.html
Columbia Encyclopedia: Meroe
http://aol.bartleby.com/65/me/Meroe.html
NILE RIVER
Nile River: Life in Ancient Egypt:The Natural World
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/naturalworld.htm
NUBIA
Nubia: The Land and Its People
http://touregypt.net/historicalessays/nubiaa1.htm
The Geography of Nubia
http://touregypt.net/historicalessays/nubiae1.htm
RED SEA
Red Sea: Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761575387
Red Sea: Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109261&tocid=0&query=red%20sea&ct=
SAKKARA
Sakkara: Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/sakkara.htm
Sakkara: American Heritage Dictionary
http://www.bartleby.com/61/65/S0086500.html
SINAI PENINSULA
THEBES of LUXOR
Luxor/Karnak/Thebes
http://www.luxorguide.com/
Encyclopedia of the Orient
http://lexicorient.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct-frame.pl?http://i-cias.com/e.o/thebes.htm
Theban Mapping Project
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
UPPER EGYPT
Map of Upper Egypt
http://www.nigli.net/akhenaten/egyptm_4.html
UPPER NUBIA
The Geography of Nubia
http://touregypt.net/historicalessays/nubiae1.htm
VALLEY OF KINGS & VALLEY OF QUEENS
Valley of the Queens
http://touregypt.net/queens.htm
Valley of Kings
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~nicholson/egypt/kings.html
WESTERN DESERT
WHITE NILE
The Nile River
http://www.geog.okstate.edu/1113web/newpg11.htm |