Ancient Egypt did not split. It united. Prior to c. 3000 BCE the land now known as Egypt consisted of two kingdoms, the southern highlands (Upper Egypt) and the northern lowlands (Lower Egypt). After the unification into one kingdom the distinction continued to be noted, but the same pharaoh now ruled both parts - no longer two kingdoms, but one. read more
Lower Egypt is to the north and is that part where the Nile Delta drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Upper Egypt is to the south from the Libyan desert down to just past Abu Simbel (Nubia). The Nile controlled everything for the Egyptians, so this effected it. Lower Egypt Edit. Lower Egypt was known to the Pharaohs as Ta-Mehu. read more