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#Discover_In_History What civilization is in Egypt? Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa, situated in the Egyptian Nile Valley in the country of Egypt. What is the history of ancient Egypt? The historical records of ancient Egypt begin with Egypt as a unified state, which occurred sometime around 3150 BC. According to Egyptian tradition, Menes thought to have unified Upper and Lower Egypt, was the first king. What was Egypt’s first name? The name ’Mizraim’ is the original name given to Egypt in the Hebrew Old Testament. Many Bibles will have a footnote next to the name ’Mizraim’ explaining that it means ’Egypt. ’ The name ’Egypt’ itself actually comes to us from the Greeks who gave the Land that name (i.e. ’Aegyptus’ from the Greek). What was ancient Egypt called? Kemet A popular ancient name for Egypt was “Kemet,“ which means the “black land.“ Scholars generally believe that this name derived f