NMC101H1 Lecture : NMC101 Lecture 2.doc
14 Oct 2013
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Upper and lower egypt: two very different landscapes: 1. Delta: rosetta (port el-rashid)/ canopic/ water of re, damietta (dumyat)/ sebennytic/ water of ptah, pelusoac (pelusium) / water of amun (now dry) Geziras/ turtlebacks: nile vlley (at awan) thin strip of fertile land vast expanse of inhabitable dessert. Natural frontiers: north mediterranean sea, ne sinai, east eastern dessert. *harbours along the red sea: south, at aswan, west libyan desert/oases. River divided into smaller streams by islands settlements and temples. Inhabitants of oases always a bit different dress, customs, etc. Foreigners seen as [otential threat called nine bows . Breaking the bow = metaphor for military defeat. Libyan/ westerner: natural resources, agricultural products, stone. Primary houses made of mudbrick but in egypt, they made monuments out of. They love bright colours ~ cosmic religious views: metals. Cited factors favour cultural homogeneity and continuity of tradition ( autarky) Import from lebanon port and trading post byblos.
