Ancient Egypt

For almost 30 centuries from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. ancient Egypt was the surpass civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom Egypt’s majesty has long entranced archaeologists and historians and created a vibrant field of study all its own Egyptology. The first true pharaoh of Egypt was Narmer who united Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt. He was the first king of the First Dynasty, the beginning of the Old Kingdom. The story of Ancient Egypt begins from when the north and the south were united as one country under the first pharaoh Menes. Egypt was once divided into two kingdoms. The kingdom in Lower Egypt was called the red crown and the one in Upper Egypt was known as the white crown. Around 3100 B.C. the pharaoh of the north conquered the south and Egypt became united. The pharaoh's name was King Narmer. He founded the first capital of Egypt where the two lands met. It was called Memphis. Neolithic communities in northeastern Africa exchanged hunting for agriculture and made early advances that paved the way for the later development of Egyptian arts and crafts, technology, politics and religion.