egypt sideshow
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An interactive presentation of ancient and modern EgyptTRANSCRIPT
BECKY GEISMANEGYPT PRESENTATIONED205-05SUMMER 2008
EGYPT
Egypt- Main
About the Author Location Landscape Natural Disasters Issues Facing the Country Population Religion and Language Famous Cities Social and Cultural Develo
pment
Ancient Culture Art Venues and Institution
s Pyramids and Tombs Pyramid Video Economy Literature History Resources Concept Map
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About the Author My name is Becky Geisman. I am a
secondary education student at Grand Valley State University majoring in Social Studies and English. This presentation was derived from my interest in the geography and history portions of my Social Studies courses.
For more information please contact [email protected]
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Location
Egypt is located in northern Africa. Bordering the country is Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, the Mediterranean Sea to the north and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the east
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Landscape
•Composed mainly of sandy desert
•Sahara Desert and Libyan Desert are within Egypt’s borders
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Natural Disaster
Khamsin a hot, powerful windstorm threatens landscape and citizens in spring; brings hazards not seen in America
Dust and sandstorms, droughts, flash floods, land slides, earthquakes common all year
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Issues facing the country
Rapid Urbanization Agricultural land lost and
damaged
Pollution of coral reefs and beaches
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Population
Estimated at 80,335,036 people Growing at a rate of 2% per year
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Religion and Language
Islam is dominant religion - 90% following
Official language is Arabic
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Famous Cities
Alexandria most well known ancient city
Cairo is the capital; most widely recognized city today
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Social and Cultural Development
Intellectual and Islamic institutions lead the development of Egypt civilization
Headquarters of Arab League permanently located in Cario; contributes to growth and influence
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Ancient Culture
For more information on the history of Egyptian Culture please view the informative video below:
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Art Venues and Institutions
Similar to American arts, Egypt has rich share of venues and institutions dedicated to arts.
Cairo Opera House and annual film festival in the city rated world class.
Cairo has long held the title: “Hollywood of Middle East”.
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Pyramids and Tombs
Pyramids, tombs and colonnades are most well known cultural attractions.
Detailed design, flawless architecture perfected by the Egyptians long before any other civilization in the world .
Strict code of riles and their meanings created for wall painting made in service of the pharaohs.
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Pyramid Video
Click on the image below to view a video of Egyptian Pyramids.
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Economy
Fragile economy dependent on petroleum, media and agriculture (“Egypt”).
Since 1979, the country has relied on $2.2 billion per year in US foreign aid (“Egypt”).
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Literature
Egyptian novelists, poets among first to develop and experiment with modern styles of Arabic literature (“Egypt”).
Vernacular poetry most popular genre(“Egypt”).
Arab women recently gaining considerable recognition (Davis, Harrison, Johnson, Smith and Crawford 1127).
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Egyptian History
Please click on link below to be directed to a video on Egyptian history:
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WorldFactBook.com Wikipedia.com TeacherTube.com
Resources:
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Concept Map
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