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** the Pharaohs represented their rule of all Egypt by combining symbols for Upper ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedjet White Crown or "Hedjet"]) and Lower egypt ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshret Red Crown or "deshret"]) into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent "Double Crown" or "Pschent"] | ** the Pharaohs represented their rule of all Egypt by combining symbols for Upper ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedjet White Crown or "Hedjet"]) and Lower egypt ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshret Red Crown or "deshret"]) into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent "Double Crown" or "Pschent"] | ||
** for more see also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer_Palette "Narmer Palette"] which depicts Narmer's (also Menes?) unification of Upper and Lower Egypt approx. 3100 BC. The palette is one of the earliest artifacts with [[hieroglyphic]] writing | ** for more see also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer_Palette "Narmer Palette"] which depicts Narmer's (also Menes?) unification of Upper and Lower Egypt approx. 3100 BC. The palette is one of the earliest artifacts with [[hieroglyphic]] writing | ||
** See Menes & Narmer below | |||
* conquest & standardization | * conquest & standardization | ||
** pre-pharaonic or pre-dynastic Egypt = time of conquest as larger sections of the Nile became unified under strong leaders. | ** pre-pharaonic or pre-dynastic Egypt = time of conquest as larger sections of the Nile became unified under strong leaders. | ||
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** [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Nile_Delta Nile Delta] | ** [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Nile_Delta Nile Delta] | ||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Delta Nile Delta wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Delta Nile Delta wikipedia] | ||
== Menes, Narmer & 1st Unification of Egypt == | == Menes, Narmer & 1st Unification of Egypt == | ||