UNITING THE TWO KINGDOMS

統(tǒng)一上下埃及

Upper Egypt was in the narrow river valley in the south. Lower Egypt was in the north, in the broad delta (triangular piece of land) where the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

上埃及位于南部狹窄的河谷中。下埃及位于北部寬闊的三角洲，尼羅河在此入海。

Each kingdom had its own capital city and king. Upper and Lower Egypt traded crops, goods, and cattle with other communities along the Nile.

兩個王國有各自的首都和國王。上埃及和下埃及與沿河的其他社區(qū)進行農(nóng)作物、貨物和牛的貿(mào)易。

Around 3100 BCE the powerful king of Upper Egypt, Menes, conquered Lower Egypt, uniting the two kingdoms.

公元前3100年左右，強大的上埃及國王美尼斯征服了下埃及，統(tǒng)一上下埃及。

Menes established a new capital in the city of Memphis, where Upper and Lower Egypt met on the west bank of the Nile.

美尼斯在孟菲斯建立國都，使上下埃及在尼羅河西岸相交。

After Menes, many pharaohs ruled ancient Egypt. During the long history of the Egyptian civilization, there were more than 30 dynasties, or ruling families, of pharaohs.

美尼斯之后，許多法老統(tǒng)治著古埃及。在古埃及文明的悠久歷史中，出現(xiàn)了三十多個朝代或家族。

Modern historians have grouped several of these dynasties into three important periods: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.

現(xiàn)代歷史學(xué)家將這些朝代分為三個重要時期：古王國、中王國和新王國。

單詞短語：

delta 河口三角洲

triangular 三角形的

kingdom 王國

trade 貿(mào)易

community 社區(qū)

conquer 征服

unite 統(tǒng)一

established 確立

pharaoh 法老

dynasty 王朝

gtoup 分類

several 幾個