1. Do Now
“I came before his Majesty on his thrown of gold”, an Egyptian man said. “I kissed the ground below his feet. Stretched out on the ground I began to feel weak. I lost control of my limbs, my heart lept in my chest, and, then – I fainted”.
How did Egyptians feel about their pharaoh?
How much power did they believe he had?

3. Menes UNIFIES Egypt
Becomes first PHARAOH

4. Old Kingdom Pharaoh “Great Palace”
Egypt is unified during the Old Kingdom
Pharaoh becomes the center of civilization
Government
Religion
Economy