Welcome To Egypt
Take a Tour of the Modern Jewel of Africa By Diya
Introduction
*Note this is not a real tour, it is only a school project.*
Location
Place
The affects the government has on Egypt mainly includes how some of their follow Islam-based laws. This causes disagreements, uprisings, and protests throughout the people because many of the follow Islam and many of them are other religions.
Economy
The economy in Egypt affects the people a lot because their economy is mainly based on their rich mineral and petroleum deposits in the Sinai Desert. Although mining is a very dangerous job and tragedies happen often, miners do get paid well. Unemployment is a high and severe problem, and with the population growing 1.4 million every year the many people are left unemployed.
The landmarks, their description, and physical and political maps are in the photo gallery below. Click on the arrow to see their description.
Political Map of Egypt
Physical Map of Egypt
Valley of Kings
Temple of Luxor
Philae Island
Mortuary Temple of Hatsheput
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Human-Enviroment Interaction
Below is a natural resource map of Egypt
Jobs Generated by the Enviroment
Movement
Transportation
Goods, people, and natural resources are transported by boats, automobiles, trains, planes, and the subway from one place to another. Some ways the location can impact the movement is that since they are bordered by two seas, the Mediterranean and Red Sea, they can use those two bodies water as a trade route with the neighboring countries. They can also use the Nile River to communicate and transport goods up and down the country.
Reigon
Culture
Religion: Most of their religion is Islamic and few are Christians.
Tradition: Tip anyone who helps them and greet someone in a very polite way
Food: loaf of bread, foul, tamiyya, falafel, koshari(all these are all made by women at home)
Clothing (Women): Women wear scarfs to cover their head and hair, sometimes their whole face. Women must cover all of their body but their hands and face.
Clothing (Men): Men wear loose trousers and long sleeves.
Research Question
Egyptians weren't first people to use and discover writing, but continued on the art of it. And writing is one of the main and important things that help our society function. For example, we couldn't be able to keep track of information and would have to remember everything. Another invention of the Egyptians that benefit us today with our farm grown food is the plow. It was first pulled by oxen, but over the decades technology began to improve the plow until the stage where we didn't need a oxen. Other thing they invented was the vase. They used vases for pouring liquids, or storing makeup or food. Vases today though are just used for flowers and decoration. The next invention I’m going to talk about is a very important one, papyrus. Papyrus is a plant that was found near the Nile and was used to make a rough paper by weaving the reeds. The discovery of papyrus eventually lead to the making of paper, which we use everyday to write, draw, print, and record information on. These are only a few of the many things the Egyptians have invented. Ancient Egyptians technology has a great impact on our everyday lives and modern technology.
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