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=__Egypt Unites into a Kingdom__ =

Egyptians lived in farming villages as far back as 5000 B.C. Each village had its own rituals, gods, and chieftain. By 3200 B.C., the villages of ancient Egypt were under the rule of two separate kingdoms, Lower and Upper Egypt. Eventually the two kingdoms were united. Historians are still divided on who united the Upper and Lower Egypt. Most solid evidence points to a pharaoh named Narmer. The king of Lower Egypt wore a red crown, and the king of Upper Egypt wore a tall white crown shaped like a bowling pin. There is a crown that shows both the red crown and the white crown of Lower and Upper Egypt. It is believed that Narmer created this double crown from the red and white crowns. It symbolized a united kingdom. Narmer shrewdly settled his capital, Memphis, near the spot where Upper and Lower Egypt had met, and established the first Egyptian dynasty. The history of ancient Egypt would consist of 31 dynasties, spanning 2,600 years. Historians believe that the pattern for Egypt's civilization was set during the period from 3200 to 2700 B.C.