Compare the natural conditions of Phenicia, ancient Egypt and the interfluve.
Compare the natural conditions of Phenicia, ancient Egypt and the interfluve. What occupations were the main ones for the inhabitants of Phenicia.
Ancient Mesopotamia:
1. The lands here were hilly in places, flat in places, there were also two large rivers Tigris and Euphrates;
2. The climate here was different: in the north it was more moderate, and in the south it was hotter and drier;
3. Agriculture did not depend on river floods.
Ancient Egypt:
1. The lands of Egypt were a continuous plain, there was a large river Nile;
2. The local climate was hot and dry;
3. Agriculture was very dependent on the flooding of the Nile.
Ancient Phenicia:
1. The lands are hilly (in the north of the mountains), in places flat, there were many forests;
2. The climate was warm;
3. Agriculture was poorly developed.
The main occupations of the Phoenicians were: shipbuilding, navigation and trade.