GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the ruler who unified Lower and Upper Egypt?
A
King Tut
B
King Solomon
C
King Menes
D
King Seti
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Menes, also spelled Mena, Meni, or Min, (flourished c. 2925 bce), legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and established ancient Egypt’s 1st dynasty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Menes (fl. c. 3200–3000 BC; /ˈmeɪneɪz/; Ancient Egyptian: mnj, probably pronounced */maˈnij/; Ancient Greek: ) was a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period of ancient Egypt credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt and as the founder of the First Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did Upper and Lower Egypt become united? Upper and Lower Egypt became united around 3150 B.C.E. after the Upper Egyptian leader Menes, also known as Narmer, led his military forces to defeat Lower Egypt. Menes became the first king to rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scholars now believe the first king may have been Narmer who united Upper and Lower Egypt at some point c. 3150 BCE.

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