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How Did Ancient Egypt Actually Become a Single Kingdom? - The Narmer Palette and the Ideology of Egyptian Unification | Sleepy Facts About History -->
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The Narmer Palette is one of the most famous objects from the ancient world, often presented as a snapshot of the moment King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt through conquest around 3100 BCE. The carved siltstone shows a king wearing the white crown of the south striking a captive, then wearing the red crown of the north processing past decapitated enemies. It looks like a news report from the dawn of civilization. But understanding why this reading is flawed opens a window onto how…
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