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Part 1

Do you know who the first king of the first dynasty was? Well, I’m Menes, the first king of the first dynasty. I’m also known as Aha, Scorpion, and Narmer. Some people say Narmer is my father. I found Memphis, city of my capital, and is an island in the Nile, near modern Cairo. I did lots more things in my life that was pretty significant.

First, a little bit about me. I ruled Egypt in the first dynasty and I ruled during about 3100BC-3000BC. I found Memphis, an island in the Nile where I live in. Now I’ve told about me, I’ll tell you about what I did.

I also did few things that were significant. First, I started the first dynasty but the main thing I did was I joined the Upper and the Lower Egypt in to one kingdom. This is how the Ancient Egypt turned into the Egypt we know today.

What I did had some impacts on the kingdom. It had some impact on development in Egyptian’s life. Many parts of life improved by joining Upper and Lower Egypt.

These things I did made me famous as a king. I died at the age of 62 and was killed by a crocodile or hippopotamus. I, Menes was important because without me, Upper and Lower Egypt would not be together as one whole country.

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