• Lower Egypt is in the north
and Upper Egypt is in the south.
• The Nile Delta is where the river
meets the Mediterranean Sea.
• Every year between June
and September, the river floods.
• The floodwaters leave nutrients
in the soil and make it excellent
for farming.
• During the Old Kingdom, the
capital of Egypt was called
Memphis.
• The capital during the Middle
and New Kingdoms was called
Thebes.
Did you know?
Upper
Egypt
Philae
Founded
around 380
bc
Thebes
(Modern-day Luxor)
Also known to ancient
Egyptians as Waset.
Deir el-Medina
(Set Maat)
Existed from around
1550-1080
bc
