Egyptian Unification Essay

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The unification of Ancient Egypt became the major foundation for which the way Egyptian and African history is taught in this day and time. The combination of the two dynamic kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt played a significant role in shaping Egypt’s impact on the early civilization of mankind. Before the unification can be explored, we must further understand the differences of the two kingdoms. This will allow us to better grasp the concept of how the two advanced kingdoms complemented one another during their unification. The geographical qualities/relationship with the Nile River, trade routes, symbols, and religious beliefs will be fully analyzed in order to compare and contrast the two kingdoms. King Narmer’s (Menes) role in the unification …show more content…

One could very well conclude that the Egyptians of the northern kingdom were critical thinkers in order to discover this intricate technique that forever left a lasting impact on mankind and his ability to pass on knowledge for future generations. We would later discover just how much the papyrus plant was important to later Egyptian creations during the unification, such as the creation of the Mdw-Ntr (Hieroglyphic) writing system—imagine having a writing system with nothing practical in everyday life to write on. Although stones were carved into, the papyrus plant would have made it easier for scribes to pass on more information at a time. Although the people of both Lower and Upper Egypt believed in one creator who was referred to as the Ikka Nour, the two kingdoms referred to this religious figure by different names and meanings. In the northern kingdom, the Ikka Nour was known as “Ra”. Ra was associated with the sun giving rise to the quote “the sun that shines brilliantly everywhere” During the unification of Ancient Egypt, one will see the combination of the two meanings and names for the Ikka …show more content…

He was the first king that was ultimately given credit for bringing together the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time in Egyptian history. We were able to gain knowledge of the combination of the two kingdoms through what is known as Narmer’s Palette. Narmer’s Palette has two sides with one side depicting the Pharaoh of the White Crown of Upper Egypt defeating the army of the Lower Egypt. The other side of Narmer’s Palette represents the unification of Egypt as a whole with King Narmer wearing the Double Crown also known as the “Pshent” which was a combination of the White and Red Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. He was known as the ruler of the Early Dynastic Period and his unification gave rise to the 1st Dynasty of Kings in

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