Why is upper Egypt south of lower Egypt?

Answer 1

if you look at a map of Egypt, Lower Egypt is above Upper Egypt. That causes a lot of confusion because it seems to be backwards. On the map, Upper Egypt is lower than Lower Egypt.

Most people and books will tell you that "Upper Egypt" is called that because the land is higher up in the mountains. The land in "Lower Egypt" is lower down at the coast.

It's actually the way the Nile River flows. The Nile River flows downward, making below Upper Egypt and above Lower Egypt.

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Because upper Egypt (south) is higher then lower Egypt (north), that is why the nile goes from south to north (upper to lower).
The entire civilization of Egypt was based on the Nile River, which provided trade and water for their crops. The Nile flows south to north, where it forms a delta on the Mediterranean Sea. So the Egypt at the beginning of the Nile is Upper Egypt (south) and at the downstream part is Lower Egypt (north).
Upper and Lower Egypt also referred to as The Two Lands is a name used for ancient Egypt. The concept appears in titles of Egyptian Kings and Queens and appears in scenes in temples and tombs. The concept also refers to an innate sense of duality in the Ancient Egyptian culture. The Egyptian expression sema-tawy is usually translated as "The Uniter of the Two Lands" and was depicted as a human windpipe entwined with the papyrus and lily plant. The windpipe stood for unification, while the papyrus and lily plant represent Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Answer 2

(The upper and lower refer to the river course.) Because the Nile flows NORTHWARD from equatorial Africa , the "Upper Nile" is the southern end and "Lower Nile" the northern end, where its delta meets the Mediterranean Sea. The "White Nile" is created by the feeder rivers of Lake Victoria in Uganda, while the "Blue Nile" begins in Ethiopia above Addis Ababa. The two Niles flow together some distance north, at Khartoum in Sudan. "LOWER EGYPT" is the name applied to the Nile Delta north of Dahshur (just upriver from Cairo). "UPPER EGYPT" refers to the cataract region downriver from Sudan.

Answer 3

Upper Egypt is basically the region of Egypt that is located on higher ground than Lower Egypt. In Upper Egypt, there are mountains and hills, while in Lower Egypt, the ground is relatively flat. What's so confusing about the whole arrangement is that Lower Egypt is actually to the north of Upper Egypt! That is because the Nile river runs from south to north.

Answer 4

Lower Egypt is located in the north because the south has a higher elevation. Upper Egypt is located in the south, but has a higher elevation, so that is why Lower Egypt is in the north. It doesn't really make sense to us, but it must have to the ancient Egyptians.

Answer 5

It is all because of the Nile heads up North.

Answer 6

because the Nile river flows south to north instead of north to south, so ancient Egyptians believed that south was up before they connected to the rest of the world

Answer 7

Because it is named that way according to the flow of the Nile: The Nile starts in the South (Upper Egypt) and ends in the North of Egypt (Lower Egypt, the Mediterranean Sea)

Answer 8

The names of both Upper and Lower Egypt do not have anything to do with there locations, Lower Egypt is called Lower Egypt because it has low elevation.