For what reason did Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt recieve their names?

Question

During the Pre-Dynastic Period, there were two Egyptian Kingdoms, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. The great Egyptian king known to history as Menes united Egypt around 3000 BC and is regarded as the creator of the Egyptian state. Egyptian historians mention the uniting of the two kingdoms under King Narmer, who is thought to be the legendary King Menes, conquerer of Lower Egypt. He took the crowns of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt and placed them both on his head.

Answer 1

Upper Egypt is the southern Egypt and it is called "Upper" because it lies on higher grounds (that's what makes the river Nile flows towads the Mediterranen), so the water slops down from "Upper" Egypt to the "Lower" grounds of Egypt.

Answer 2

Egypts northern border was the Mediterranean Sea ,called by the Ancient Egyptans "the Great Green".This was also the start of what is referred to as Lower Egypt.
Egypts southern border,Upper Egypt was the first cataract at Aswan until the Middle Kingdom.In the Early Dynastic Period ,expeditions and fortifed settlements had reached south of Aswan. In the Middle Kingdom , Egypts border was officially declared as being 250 miles south of Aswan.
During The powerful New Kingdom, the boundry shifted even further,and Upper Egypt extended another 600 miles,south of Aswan.
Upper Egypt or Ta-resu was also refered to as Upper and Lower Nubia at this time.
Lower Egypt called Ta-Meht is believed to have begun at the Meditererranean Sea and to have reached as far as Assiut.
This incorporated the Delta region which originally had 7 branches of the Nile running through its perenial swamps and lakes.
There is some evidence that Lower Egypt was made up of a collection of nomes dating back to the 1st Dynasty.It may never have been a unified region.
Lower Egypt refered to the city of Buto then later Sais as its capitol.It consisted of many nomes, that were controlled by local nobles and the people paid homage to various local gods.
There may well have been forms of localised government in Upper Egypt,and powerful family groups may have had much influence.Thebes now known as Luxor became the religious capitol and the base of political and Pharonic power and its priests among the most influential voices in Lower and Upper Egypt.

Answer 3

think of of the main obligatory element in Egypt -- the Nile. It runs downhill, as does all water. subsequently, top Egypt is greater than decrease Egypt, which incorporates the delta. uncomplicated. in case you do not have self belief, seek for "delta, decrease Egypt".