A Historical Atlas of EgyptThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2003-12-15 - 64 psl. Beautifully illustrated with four-color illustrations as well as historical and contemporary maps, this historical atlas provides a comprehensive look at Egypt from its origins to the present-day. Students will learn about Egypt s distinctive geography and how it dictated the civilization s rich future, about the birth of Egyptology, and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. This book provides information on well-known Egyptian leaders such as Hosni Mubarak, the building of the Suez Canal, Egyptian lands under British control, and the nation s rise to sovereignty in 1952. |
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Introduction | 5 |
Ancient Egypt | 11 |
Egypt Under Greece Rome | 17 |
The Arab Invasion | 23 |
Napoléon and Egyptology | 35 |
The Arab Republic of Egypt | 48 |
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Africa Alexander Alexandria ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians Anwar Sadat Arab Republic Arab world army Assyrian Aswan Asyut became Bi'r Britain British built Byzantine Cairo caliph capital cataract century Coptic created Crete Crusades Damascus Desert dynasty eastern Egypt Becomes Egyptian Fayyum fellahin French Gaza Giza Greek Gulf of Suez hieroglyphic historical map Hosni Mubarak independence Iraq Islamic Jihad Israel Israelis Jebel Jerusalem king Lake Nasser land Library Libya Lower Egypt Luxor Mamluks Mediterranean Sea Memphis Middle East miles Muhammad Muslim Napoléon Native Egyptians Nile Delta Nile River Nile Valley Nubia OASIS Old Kingdom Ottoman Empire Palestine peace Persian pharaoh Port present-day president Ptolemy Pyramid Qaitbay Qalawun Qina Red Sea region religion Republic of Egypt Roman Rosetta ruler Saladin Saudi Arabia Sinai Peninsula soldiers Sudan Suez Canal sultan Syria temples territory Thebes tombs took trade Tulun Turks Tutankhamen ulama Upper Egypt Wady Wähät