U is for Upper Egypt



Just a short one today.

Taken from here

- Upper Egypt is a narrow strip of land, and extends from modern day Aswan (at the bottom of the map) to just south of modern day Cairo.

- Upper Egypt was more isolated than Lower Egypt. It is located along the Nile Valley, and there are steep cliffs at either side. Therefore Lower Egypt had more dealings with the world, and therefore that's where the culture came from.

- The two areas had many differences in the ancient world. They spoke different dialects, had different customs, needs and interests. These differences, and the tensions created by them, still exist in modern times.



Comments

  1. Rob Z Tobor24 April 2014 at 10:42

    Its just like England and Scotland (sort of . . . . OK I lie) . . . .

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  2. Alex J. Cavanaugh24 April 2014 at 13:05

    And yet we always think of the Nile area when we think of Egypt.

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  3. Colin Smith24 April 2014 at 13:41

    I guess it shouldn't be surprising that they had a different dialect and customs in Upper Egypt, given the distance between it and it's Lower neighbor.

    I wonder what you've got for "X"...? :)

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  4. Anonymous24 April 2014 at 13:47

    Stopping in to say 'hi' from the A-Z challenge-love your challenge theme, it's very unique :)

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  5. Sophie Duncan24 April 2014 at 14:01

    geography clearly had a lot of impact on the way the two parts of Egypt developed.
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  6. Inger24 April 2014 at 15:27

    It's interesting how tribes in some nations came together and got along reasonably well, while in others they still are unable to reconcile their differences. The Europeans who conquered so many of those countries made it worse. I'm thinking out loud here.....

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  7. L.G. Keltner24 April 2014 at 15:47

    I love learning about how geography impacts the way culture develops. Fascinating stuff!

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  8. Sherry Ellis24 April 2014 at 17:05

    Interesting tidbit about Egypt!

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  9. Chrys Fey24 April 2014 at 17:58

    It's so interesting that Lower and Upper Egypt were so different.

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  10. Crystal Collier24 April 2014 at 18:13

    Huh. If I ever write a bit about ancient Egypt, I'm totally going to have to remember that. It could be a game changer. =)

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  11. Unknown24 April 2014 at 20:35

    What always amazed me was that upper was actually down (on a map), and down up based on the flow of the Nile.

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  12. S. L. Hennessy24 April 2014 at 22:41

    The tensions definitely. There's a lot of unrest between those two regions.

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  13. Unknown25 April 2014 at 00:26

    I'm enjoying learning about Egypt from you, one post at a time!

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  14. SK Anthony25 April 2014 at 00:45

    Uh-huh! That is so cool to learn!

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  15. Sara C. Snider25 April 2014 at 06:36

    Interesting that there is still tension between them due to differences after all this time. Everyone just needs to hug and get along! ;)

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  16. Tasha Duncan-Drake25 April 2014 at 10:23

    I have no idea the tensions were still there or that the two parts were divided by so many things. I'm also still trying to get my head round the fact I have been thinking of Upper and Lower Egypt the wrong way round for so many years :).
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