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Menes wore a double crown in red and white during his reign as Pharaoh because it symbolized that the lands of upper and lower Egypt were united. Before Menes, upper Egypt wore white and lower Egypt wore red.
The kings of Upper Egypt wore a white crown, don't let anyone get you confused about that.........I learned it in Social Studies class today!!! XD
The white crown used in Ancient Egypt was wore by the Upper Egypt's ruler before the unification with Lower Egypt. It was known as the Hedjet Crown. The materials of this crown was Made of cloth or felt. The white crown had special associations with the goddess, Nekhbet.
Pharaohs wore the royal Deshret (Red Crown), Hedjet (White Crown), Peshent (Red and White Crown), Khepresh (Blue Crown) and Nemes (Head-Cloth Crown). The queens wore Cap-Crown or other fancy headdresses).
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
The significance is that his crown symbolized the kingdom's unity ( Upper and Lower Egypt), he wore a double crown: the helmet-like white crown represented Upper Egypt, and the open red crown represented Lower Egypt.
The person who started the tradition of a pharoah wearing the double crown was Narmer, who united upper and lower Egypt.
The significance is that his crown symbolized the kingdom's unity ( Upper and Lower Egypt), he wore a double crown: the helmet-like white crown represented Upper Egypt, and the open red crown represented Lower Egypt.
Yes, Menes was the first Pharaoh of Egypt who wore the double crown of red and white. (White for Upper Egypt red for Lower Egypt) He unified Upper and Lower Egypt. Menes was also known as Aha, Scorpion, and Narmer
King Menes wore a white crown when he ruled Upper Egypt. After taking over Lower Egypt he adopted a double crown which was both red and white.
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.