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The person who started the tradition of a pharoah wearing the double crown was Narmer, who united upper and lower Egypt.

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Did Menes come from upper or Lower Egypt?

Upper Egypt and wanted to unify Upper and Lower Egypt so he wore a double crown.


Why menes wore a doubles crown of red and white?

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 what color crown?

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Who first wore the white crown of Egypt?

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What did the white crown mean in Egypt?

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.


What type of crown would a pharaoh wear if he controlled all of Egypt?

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).


What is the significance of the double crown?

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.


What is the significance of narmers double crown?

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.


What color was Menes crown when he united the two lands of upper and lower Egypt around 3000 BCE?

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.


Who wore the double crown of united Egypt?

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What was the different types of crowns pharaohs wore?

There were 3 different crowns. Upper Egyptian pharaohs wore a crown which was white and resembled a bowling pin. Lower Egyptian pharaohs wore a red crown that resembled a chair. After Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt, the pharaohs wore a double crown which was both of the crowns combined.


Who are pharaohs and what role did they play?

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