Capital Resources In Ancient Egypt. The most widespread native tree is the date palm. Granite quarries were found around aswan.
Because egypt receives limited amounts of rainfall the country is heavily reliant on the nile as a primary source of water. The most widespread native tree is the date palm. These natural resources allowed the ancient egyptians to build monuments sculpt statues make tools and fashion jewelry.
Embalmers used salts from the wadi natrun for mummification which also provided the gypsum needed to make plaster.
The current capital of egypt is cairo over the course of history however egypt s capital has changed. This was between the xvii dynasty and the xvii. Alabaster was quarried out of the eastern desert. 2135 bc 1985 bc xi dynasty.
