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Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt, part 3.
Early dynastic period
in the third century BC Egyptian priest Manetho grouped in a long line of pharaohs from Menes to his time for 30 dynasties, the system is still in use. He decided to start his official history of the king named "Meni" (or Menes in Greek), which was then believed that united the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt (c. 3200 BC). The transition to a unified state actually become more progressive ancient Egyptian writers would have us believe, and there is no contemporary record of Menes. Some researchers now believe, however, that the mythical Menes may have actually been the pharaoh Narmer, who is depicted wearing royal regalia on the ceremonial Narmer Palette in a symbolic act of unification.
In the early dynastic period around 3150 BC, the first of the dynastic pharaohs solidified their control over Lower Egypt by the establishment of capital in Memphis, from which they can control the labor and agriculture in the fertile delta region as well as the lucrative and critical trade routes to the Middle East. Increasing the strength and richness of the early dynasties of pharaohs is reflected in their development of mastaba tombs and mortuary cult structures at Abydos, which were used to celebrate the divine pharaoh after his death. A strong institution of kingship developed by the pharaohs served legitimize state control over land, labor and resources that were necessary for survival and development of civilization of ancient Egypt.
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