1. Use the white border around your map to create your map key
Color Egypt yellow. Create a map key symbol for Egypt (For example: = Egypt )
Create a LARGE PURPLE STAR to symbolize the location of Mesopotamia.
Use a BLUE color pencil or pen to trace the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates Rivers (label them on the map)
Shade the Sahara Desert LIGHTLY with an ORANGE crayon or color pencil (MK)
Create a MAP SCALE in the North Atlantic Ocean showing how far, approximately, an inch would equal on your map.
400miles
800miles
Nile River
Euphrates River
Tigris River