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===Regions=== | ===Regions=== | ||
'''summary''' | '''summary''' | ||
Ancient Egypt was divided into two principal regions | Ancient Egypt was divided into two principal regions: | ||
* Lower Egypt | * Lower Egypt | ||
** = northern portion, consisting mostly of the Nile Delta | ** = northern portion, consisting mostly of the Nile Delta | ||
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* Click EXPAND for details on Upper and Lower Egypt: | * Click EXPAND for details on Upper and Lower Egypt: | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
'''Lower Egypt''' | |||
* = "lower" for downstream (northern portion of Egypt) | * = "lower" for downstream (northern portion of Egypt) | ||
* = Nile Delta region | * = Nile Delta region | ||
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** Pliny the Elder (N.H. 5.11) identified seven branches (from east to west): the Pelusiac, the Tanitic, the Mendesian, the Phatnitic, the Sebennytic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic (source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Egypt Lower Egypt] Lower Egypt (wiki)) | ** Pliny the Elder (N.H. 5.11) identified seven branches (from east to west): the Pelusiac, the Tanitic, the Mendesian, the Phatnitic, the Sebennytic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic (source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Egypt Lower Egypt] Lower Egypt (wiki)) | ||
* flooding spreads across the Delta | * flooding spreads across the Delta | ||
* the Delta consisted of 20 nomes (pre-pharaonic independent kingdoms) | * the Delta consisted of 20 nomes (pre-pharaonic independent kingdoms; see below for more on nomes) | ||
* traditional capital = Memphis | * traditional capital = Memphis | ||
** located at the "funnel" point of the Delta | ** located at the "funnel" point of the Delta | ||