The Archaic Period of Egypt is when small settlements positioned along the Upper Nile and Lower Nile are unified under the rule of a centralized government with the Pharoah being the god man ruler.
The Archaic period is not well understood but it involves the rise of names like Narmer, Menes, Den, and others. By some accounts there are eight kings who rule the first dynasty and eight kings who ruled the second dynasty.
These kings lived in great palaces albeit structures made of mud bricks which have been lost to time. These two dynasties lasted from 3100 BC to 2700 BC approximately.
The Archaic Period is sometimes referred to as the Early dynastic period or the Thinite. It gets the name Thinite from Thinis which was situated near Abydos.
The city of Memphis also took form in the Archaic period. Memphis becomes the throne capital of Egypt. It is fortified by white walls and becomes known as the city of the white walls.
Ptah was the great creator and as the great commander of the pantheon of overlords it was he who manifested other deities.
In the great house inside the white walled city a god man elect would rule Egypt. It was the will of Ptah.
Pr'aa is symbolic of "the great house" and Pharoah is a derivative of Pr'aa and a title that would later be given to the king of all of Egypt.
In predynastic Egypt people used pictographs to communicate. The hieroglyphs were an improvement in communication most likely invented in these early dynasties. The hieroglyphic alphabet was the divine word or the language of the gods.
The entourage of the king priest included a priest class of elite minor rulers who were skilled scribes and highly trained in all types of arts and sciences. The priest class kept the masses convinced that the king was the elect god appointed figure head. They did this through the use hieroglyphic propaganda.
Of course, not all hieroglyphic scribbles were meant to be a means of controlling and while some scribes and artisans continued to serve the king, others would revolt.
These revolts led to seperation and to the decentralization of Egypt but not until the seventh dynasty.
The Archaic period is not well understood but it involves the rise of names like Narmer, Menes, Den, and others. By some accounts there are eight kings who rule the first dynasty and eight kings who ruled the second dynasty.
These kings lived in great palaces albeit structures made of mud bricks which have been lost to time. These two dynasties lasted from 3100 BC to 2700 BC approximately.
The Archaic Period is sometimes referred to as the Early dynastic period or the Thinite. It gets the name Thinite from Thinis which was situated near Abydos.
The city of Memphis also took form in the Archaic period. Memphis becomes the throne capital of Egypt. It is fortified by white walls and becomes known as the city of the white walls.
Ptah was the great creator and as the great commander of the pantheon of overlords it was he who manifested other deities.
In the great house inside the white walled city a god man elect would rule Egypt. It was the will of Ptah.
Pr'aa is symbolic of "the great house" and Pharoah is a derivative of Pr'aa and a title that would later be given to the king of all of Egypt.
In predynastic Egypt people used pictographs to communicate. The hieroglyphs were an improvement in communication most likely invented in these early dynasties. The hieroglyphic alphabet was the divine word or the language of the gods.
The entourage of the king priest included a priest class of elite minor rulers who were skilled scribes and highly trained in all types of arts and sciences. The priest class kept the masses convinced that the king was the elect god appointed figure head. They did this through the use hieroglyphic propaganda.
Of course, not all hieroglyphic scribbles were meant to be a means of controlling and while some scribes and artisans continued to serve the king, others would revolt.
These revolts led to seperation and to the decentralization of Egypt but not until the seventh dynasty.
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