Map of Ancient Egypt 5000 BC 30 BC Alexandria Founded around 331 BC Lower Egypt Giza Site of the Pyramids 2700 1700 BC Cairo Modern day capital Nile River Memphis Men nefer Capital city around 2613 2181 BC Amarna Akhetaten Capital city around 1353 1336 BC Red Sea
Deir el Medina Set Maat Existed from around 1550 1080 BC Did you know Thebes Modern day Luxor Also known to ancient Egyptians as Waset 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 Upper Philae Founded around 380 BC Egypt
I can just imagine these plants growing in ancient Egypt Cyperus papyrus 12
