Mesopotamia would have been to the east. Nubia would have been just south of Ancient Egypt.
the savannas
Upper Egypt
Nubia
Mayan
Nubia was a land south of Egypt. They provided gold and many other things, even ostrich feathers.
Egypt's Ancient Capital.
Egyptian civilization
the savannas
Sudan is the country situated directly south of Egypt.
Upper Egypt
Incas civilization
The Inca civilization of South America is one.
Nubia
MemphisMemphis is an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
upper Egypt is in the south. lower Egypt is in the north
The South
In Ancient Egypt, upper Egypt was south and lower Egypt was north. So by travelling up you'd be going south.