About Egypt...?

Question

1. Who gave the name Egypt to the country Egypt?
2. How was Egypt formed?
3. Who were the pharoahs who ruled Egypt? What did each of them contribute?

Thanks in advance.. God bless..

Answer 1

msafwat said it all.

Answer 2

The origin of the name Egypt comes from The Greek corruption of an Ancient Egyptian name for Memphis - Ht-Ki-Pth (hay-gip-Toh), "The Temple of Ptoh's Essence," to Aigyptos.

As for how Egypt was formed it is generally agreed That during the predynastic Period of Egypt (prior to 3100 BC) small communities started forming around the River Nile As nomadic tribes migrated from the expanding deserts to start a more stable life depending on agriculture.

The Protodynastic Period of Egypt (generally dated 3200 BC - 3000 BC) refers to the period of time at the very end of the Predynastic Period. It is equivalent to the archaeological phase known as Naqada III. It is sometimes known as Dynasty 0 or the Late Predynastic Period.

The Protodynastic Period is characterised as being the time when ancient Egypt was undergoing the process of political unification, leading to a unified state during the Early Dynastic Period.

State formation began during this era and perhaps even earlier. Various small city-states arose along the Nile. Centuries of conquest reduced Upper Egypt to three major states: Thinis, Naqada, and Nekhen. Not much is known of Lower Egypt's political makeup but they may have shared in Naqada's Set cult while Thinis and Nekhen were part of the Horus cult. Being sandwiched by Thinis and Nekhen, Naqada was the first to fall. Thinis then conquered Lower Egypt. Nekhen's relationship with Thinis is uncertain but these two states may have merged peacefully with the Thinite royal family ruling all of Egypt. The Thinite kings are buried at Abydos in the Umm el-Qa'ab cemetery.

The Archaic or Early Dynastic Period of Egypt is taken to include the First and Second Dynasties, lasting from 2920 BC, following the Protodynastic Period of Egypt, until 2575 BC, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom. Some Egyptologists also include the Third Dynasty.

According to Manetho, the first king was Menes. However, the earliest recorded king of the First Dynasty was Hor-Aha, and the first king to claim to have united the two lands was Narmer (the final king of the Protodynastic Period).

Prior to the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BC, the land was settled with autonomous villages. With the first dynasties, the rulers established a national administration and appointed royal governors. The buildings of the central government were typically open-air temples constructed of wood or sandstone.

As for the last part of your question I doubt any one can Answer it on YA... the Ancient Egyptian History extends for 30 dynasties from roughly 3100 BC as we said to 343 BC... and this is almost 3000 years of history with hundreds of pharoahs who have thousands of contributions... Maybe we could help if you are more specific.

Answer 3

if you really want to have a look at some specific Pharaohs and their lives, try the 18th dynasty, its a fascinating era with some very famous names, such as Thutmose's, Hatsheput Amenhotep Akhenaten Nefertiti and Tutankhamen.
you have all the other answers to your questions

Answer 4

thanx for the question.
thanx to msafwat who answered it accurately.

Answer 5

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pharaohs.htm