WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The SOUTHERN part was called UPPER EGYPT. This is because it is located UPRIVER from the Nile’s flow. Since the elevation in southern Egypt was higher, it is therefore called Upper Egypt. The NORTHERN part was called LOWER EGYPT and was located DOWNRIVER.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lower Egypt is in the north and contains the Nile Delta, while Upper Egypt contains areas to the South. These two designations may seem counterintuitive to their physical locations, but they reflect the flow of the Nile River, from South to North.

Detailed explanation-3: -This can be confusing when we look at a map, because Lower Egypt is at the top of the map, while Upper Egypt is at the bottom. This is because the Nile River flows from the high land in the south to the low land in the north.

Detailed explanation-4: -Upper Egypt, Arabic Qiblī Miṣr, also called Al-Ṣaʿīd (“The Upland”), geographic and cultural division of Egypt, generally consisting of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel N. It thus consists of the entire Nile River valley from Cairo south to Lake Nasser (formed by the Aswan High Dam).