Menes, King Dynasty Egyptian Forerunner

Menes, King dynasty Egyptian forerunner, is the first ruler to unify all of Egypt, and thus establish the kingdom which he plays so long and so sparkling in the history of human culture.
Date of birth and death of Menes is not known, although considered roughly around 3100 years BC. Prior to that time, Egypt is not a single country
but rather consists of two separate kingdoms, and stand alone. One in the north in the Nile delta and the other in the south, in the valley of the Nile. (Because the Nile flows into the sea in ancient Egyptian map of the Nile estuary look at bottom of page. For this reason, the Egyptians called the delta in the north as "Lower Egypt" while in the southern kingdom of "Upper Egypt"). In general, Lower Egypt seems to be more advanced than his neighbor in the south. But the king was Menes, the ruler of Upper Egypt conquered the kingdom in the north and unify the whole country.

Menes (also known as Narmer) Thinis just came from, a town in southern Egypt. After mastering the northern kingdom he dubbed himself "King of the north and south of Egypt," a title retained by the pharao (pharaohs) next for thousands of years. Near the old border between the two kingdoms, Menes founded a new city - Memphis - that because it was so strategic, the capital of a united Egypt. Memphis, which is reruntuhannnya near the town of Cairo today, the centuries became the leading city in Egypt, and for a long enough period to be its capital.

A little additional information about Menes had to be saved. He is credited with holding the reins of the kingdom for a long time - sixty-two years - according to ancient sources, though there may be exaggerated.

In addition to our limited knowledge about the events that occurred so long, the work seems to have meaning Menes of tremendous importance. Before the dynasty (ie before Menes), the Egyptian culture is less developed than the Sumerian culture, which is now located in Iraq. However, the political unification of Egypt seems to radiate the latent power of the Egyptian population. Indeed, right, accompanied by the unification of the rapid progress both in the field of cultural and social. Government and social institutions developed in the early dynastic period, which lasted a few changes, the year 2000. Hieroglyp writing has grown tremendously, as well as buildings and other technical intelligence. In a few centuries, the Egyptian culture is matched - even exceeded in some sectors - Sumerian culture. Indeed, most of the period of 2000 years after Menes, Egypt, measured from the wealth and culture, an advanced country in the world, at least number two. This is evidence of a lasting progress is a bit of culture can match it. A great culture great bin.

It's hard to put in which position in the list Menes order this book, because we have no direct information of data on how important personal role in the conquest of Menes northern kingdom and the unification of Egypt. With all the lack of information, we can only guess how big her role there, but seems to be a safe guess that it was very important role. In general, the pharaohs of Egypt is not a prominent figure, but the authorities who have great power. Moreover, history tells us that the kingdoms could not important conquests without a king's leadership of incompetence; so they are unable to maintain the already conquered the area without the leadership of a capable king. Therefore very great possibility that personally Menes is an important factor in the big events of his time. Without prejudice to our knowledge about the pettiness Menes, Menes was apparently one of the influential figures in history. Michael H. Hart,One hundred most influential figures in the history.