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.

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

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.

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