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title: Ancient Egypt
author: Jeff Dahl
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/70/ancient-egypt/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Egypt

_Authored by Jeff Dahl_

## Image File

[![Ancient Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/70.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/70.png)

## Image Caption

Map of Ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), showing the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) up to the fifth cataract, and major [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) and sites of the Dynastic period (c. 3150 BC to 30 BC). Cairo and [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) are shown as reference cities.

#### Editorial Review

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## Bibliography

- [File:Ancient Egypt map-en.svg - Wikimedia Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Egypt_map-en.svg "File:Ancient Egypt map-en.svg - Wikimedia Commons"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dahl, J. (2012, April 26). Ancient Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/70/ancient-egypt/>
### Chicago
Dahl, Jeff. "Ancient Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/70/ancient-egypt/>.
### MLA
Dahl, Jeff. "Ancient Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/70/ancient-egypt/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Jeff Dahl**. Submitted by [Thamis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/thamis/ "User Page: Thamis"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.