Menes

A. Pharaoh & Legendary King B. Double Crown 1. description 2. meaning C. Achievements 1. dynasty 2. capital city
 * I. Menes**

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 * Menes was both a pharaoh and a ledgendary king.** Menes was the king of Upper Egypt. He later defeated the king of Lower Egypt and **untited the nation.** Menes then named himself the king of both Upper and Lower Egypt. Menes was also a great king because his civilization grew and became much more advanced than before he became king of Egypt. Because of Menes Egypt became the first nation and he created the "Double Crown."

In about 3300 B.C. both Upper and Lower Egypt had great kings. The king of Lower Egypt wore a red crown. The red crown was short, square, had a long stick like shape in the back, and also had a long curly part in the front. The king of the Upper Egypt wore a white crown. The white crown was tall, had a snake on the front, and had almost a banana type shape. Ledgend goes on to tell how Menes designed his very own crown, to celebrate that he was the king of both lands. Menes created a Double Crown which had features of both the red and white crown. The double crown meant the union of the two lands.

Menes had many great achievements and the Double Crown was only one of them. **Menes formed the first Egyptian dynasty.** A **dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family.** Menes' son became king after Menes died, and then his son became king after he passed. This went on and on. In history there has been 30 different dynasties ruling Ancient Egypt. Another one of Menes' accomplishments was making his capital City Memphis. He chose Memphis as his capital city because it was located in the middle of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Pharoahs were the chief priests in Ancient Egypt. Also, they were rulers with absolute power. **Pharaoh means "Great House" but later on, Egyptian rulers were called pharaohs.** The word pharaoh was also used as a sign of respect. All pharaohs were treated like royalty even when they died. All the great pharaohs went through the mumiphication process, and are placed in huge pyramids. They are embelished with precious jewels and gold and the pharaohs take a journey through the underworld. To get to the underworld, they must pass the jury of gods. If they pass. their spirits will move on to the underworld. The pharaoh of the underworld is Osiris.

Menes was a very powerful leader and pharaoh. His ledgend goes on but some people believe that he did not do some of the things that ledgend tells us he did. Menes accomplished many great things in his lifetime. He designed the double crown, untited the two lands, lived in Memphis, and he has had many sons and grandsons that ruled after he passed. Menes was a pharaoh that will never be forgotten. []


 * __Bibliography__**
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 * Smith Brenda//, Egypt of the// Pharaohs San Diego: Lucent Books, 1996**