WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what was the first capital city of united Egypt
A
cairo
B
giza
C
memphis
D
alexandira
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Founded around 3100 BCE, Memphis was the first capital of the unified kingdom of Upper and Lower Egypts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some scholars suggest that Egypt most likely became unified through mutual need, developing cultural ties and trading partnerships, although it is undisputed that the first capital of united Egypt was the city of Memphis.

Detailed explanation-3: -In this way Menes united the two kingdoms. Unification means the joining together of two separate parts, in the case, the two kingdoms. Menes, sometimes known as Narmer, became the first pharaoh. He set up his new capital of the united Egypt in the city of Memphis in Lower Egypt.

Detailed explanation-4: -The capital of Lower Egypt was Memphis. Its patron goddess was the goddess Wadjet, depicted as a cobra. Lower Egypt was represented by the Red Crown Deshret, and its symbols were the papyrus and the bee.

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