Editing Upper and Lower Egypt (section)

==Structure==
[[Image:Double crown.svg|thumb|upright|''[[Pschent]]'', the double crown of Egypt]]
[[Ancient Egypt]] was divided into two regions, namely [[Upper Egypt]] and [[Lower Egypt]]. To the north was Lower Egypt, where the [[Nile]] stretched out with its several branches to form the [[Nile Delta]]. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to [[Aswan]]. The terminology [[wikt:upriver|"Upper"]] and [[wikt:downriver|"Lower"]] derives from the flow of the [[Nile]] from the highlands of [[East Africa]] northwards to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c. 3000 BC, but each maintained its own regalia: the ''[[hedjet]]'' or White Crown for Upper Egypt and the ''[[deshret]]'' or Red Crown for Lower Egypt. Thus, the [[pharaoh]]s were known as the rulers of the Two Lands, and wore the ''[[pschent]]'', a double crown, each half representing sovereignty of one of the kingdoms. Ancient Egyptian tradition credited [[Menes]], now believed to be the same as [[Narmer]], as the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. On the [[Narmer Palette]], the king is depicted wearing the Red Crown on one scene and the White crown in another, and thereby showing his rule over both Lands.<ref name="Wengrow"/>