1. UNIT TWO: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Geography CHALLENGE!
UNIT TWO: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Read and analyze the maps in the Setting the Stage passage. Locate and label in color the areas of Ancient Egypt and the Middle East on the blank map provided separately. Then answer the questions 3 and 4 in complete sentences.
***Reference pages in Textbook: page 65, 68, 70
1. Locate and label the following (print neatly and clearly)
Bodies of water:
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Nile River Delta
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Geographic features:
Libyan Desert
Nubian Desert
Negev Desert
Syrian Desert
Lebanon Mountains
Sinai Peninsula
Continents and settlements: (capital letters)
EGYPT
KUSH
CANAAN/ISRAEL
AFRICA
MESOPOTAMIA
Color Code your map using the following Key
Water areas (including rivers) BLUE
Desert areas YELLOW
Circle and shade KUSH in RED
Circle and shade CANAAN in GREEN
Circle and shade EGYPT in PURPLE
3. What do the locations of deserts, rivers, and seas on your labeled map suggest about where people were likely to settle? List two advantages of these areas.
4. Explain why the location of Kush would make it an important trading center in Africa.

2. Regional Map: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan (Israel)
Name:___________________________________
Color:_________________
**Blank map for labeling
Regional Map: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan (Israel)

3. UNIT TWO: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Geography CHALLENGE!
UNIT TWO: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Read and analyze the maps in the Setting the Stage passage. Locate and label in color the areas of Ancient Egypt and the Middle East on the blank map provided separately. Then answer the questions 3 and 4 in complete sentences.
***Reference pages in Textbook: page 65, 68, 70
1. Locate and label the following (print neatly and clearly)
Bodies of water:
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Nile River Delta
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Geographic features:
Libyan Desert
Nubian Desert
Negev Desert
Syrian Desert
Lebanon Mountains
Sinai Peninsula
Continents and settlements: (capital letters)
EGYPT
KUSH
CANAAN/ISRAEL
AFRICA
MESOPOTAMIA

4. Color Code your map using the following Key
Water areas (including rivers) BLUE
Desert areas YELLOW
Circle and shade KUSH in RED
Circle and shade CANAAN in GREEN
Circle and shade EGYPT in PURPLE
3. What do the locations of deserts, rivers, and seas on your labeled map suggest about where people were likely to settle? List two advantages of these areas.
4. Explain why the location of Kush would make it an important trading center in Africa.

5. Regional Map: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan (Israel)
Name:___________________________________
Color:_________________
**Blank map for labeling
Regional Map: Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan (Israel)