WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Greeks have been present in Egypt since at least the 7th century BC. Herodotus visited ancient Egypt in the 5th century BC and claimed that the Greeks were one of the first groups of foreigners that ever lived there.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naukratis, also spelled Naucratis, ancient Greek settlement in the Nile River delta, on the Canopic (western) branch of the river. An emporion (“trading station”) with exclusive trading rights in Egypt, Naukratis was the centre of cultural relations between Greece and Egypt in the pre-Hellenistic period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Founded in the 7th century BC as a gateway for Mediterranean trade, it was home to the earliest Greek settlement in Egypt and remained a focus of contact and exchange until the 7th century AD. Until recently, little was known about Naukratis. The archaeological site was rediscovered in the late 19th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Nile Delta region is in northern Egypt, and appears nearer the top on maps that have north at the top. This makes the delta seem to be “higher.” The delta, however, is called Lower Egypt, because it is the lower, or downstream, part of the Nile.