Social Sciences and History / Unit 3 SSH 0204 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Egypt: Unification, the Old Kingdom, Divine Kingship
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The idea
About thirty-one hundred BCE, Narmer of Upper Egypt united the two Egypts. The Old Kingdom, from about twenty-seven hundred BCE, saw Djoser's first pyramid, a scribal caste and hieroglyphs. The king held five names and joined gods to people.
In practice
Long stable kingdoms broken by intermediate periods.
Where people slip
After the New Kingdom, Egypt was conquered repeatedly, yet stayed the richest prize.
Your place on the trail
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