Ancient History

How Ancient Egypt Was Founded

Paul Nathan Negrean

Aug 24, 2021 — 2 min read

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In the beginning, the area around the Nile was not cultivated nor had there been any civilizations on its banks. Then 7,000 years ago the Nile caught the eyes of a few kings and they all settled down there. The area around the Nile was a very good place to live because it provided you with food, freshwater, and more.

Around 5,000 years ago all of the kingdoms formed into two different factions: Lower Egypt, and Upper Egypt, which soon afterward was joined together by a king named Narmer to become Egypt.

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