This lesson establishes the epistemological foundation of the course. We examine why the name 'Ancient Egypt' is a colonial imposition and why 'Kemet' — the name the people gave themselves, meaning The Land of Black People — is the only accurate term. Key concepts: honorific transposition in Mdw Nṯr; Cheikh Anta Diop and Nana Kwame Nkrumah on Kemet as the root of Afrikan civilization; the root *km* and its derivatives across Afrikan languages.