History 270.080
Spring 2003
Classroom Visuals

This page contains a series of lists of the significant visuals that appeared in class on any given class day. These include certain images, maps, illustrations, photos, etc., that were presented as overhead transparencies, slide projections etc., as well as drawings on the blackboard. Having access to these images may help students, as they review for the term paper or examinations. These images are listed chronologically according to the class-date in which they first occurred.


Week of January 6:return to page top

Week of January 13:return to page top
  1. Map of Modern Egypt

  2. Map of the Nile River Basin, East Africa

  3. Map of Egypt (color)


Week of January 20:return to page top
  1. Plan: Egyptian System of Basin Irrigation.

  2. Drawing: Low Water: The Basins Prior to Inundation.

  3. Drawing: Opening the Feeder Canals and Filling the Basins.

  4. Drawing: High Water Level: The Filled Basins.

  5. Wall Scene: Ancient shaduf in use.

  6. Animation: Inundation and basin system at work

  7. Drawing: Narmer Palette, Hierakonpolis. Left side depicts Narmer as King of Upper Egypt performing the ritual execution of a Lower Egyptian captive. The right side depicts him as King of Lower Egypt inspecting ten decapitated corpses.

  8. Map: The Egyptian Empire


Week of January 27:return to page top
  1. Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet

  2. Map: The Languages of Africa and the Near East


Week of February 3:return to page top


Week of February 10:return to page top

Week of February 17:return to page top

Week of February 24:return to page top