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).
King Menes (a.k.a.) Narmer of Egypt united the thus stating the first dynasty of pharaohs in Egypt in about 3150 B.C.E. He was the first one to wear the double crown which was made by the red crown the symbol of lower Egypt and the white crown the symbol of upper Egypt . The double crown is also a symbol for the upper and lower Egypt .
The symbol of Upper Egypt is a tall, white crown.The symbol of Lower Egypt is the red crown. So, if you were leader of both, you would wear the double crown(one inside the other). However, the pharaoh would also have a variety of other headdresses to wear eg. the nemes headdress, or the blue war crown, etc.
Hatshepsut wore a false beard for religious and official ceremonies. It was not to pretend to be a man, it was official gab that the pharaoh had to wear for certain occasions.
The double crown of the Pharaoh signified his reign (and the unification) of both Lower and Upper Egypt: the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red crown of Lower Egypt.
Menes
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower 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).
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
King Narmer
because it symbolized power over upper and lower eygpt!!!!!!!=) <3
they wore the double crown to symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
The pharaohs of the first dynasty wore a double crown to symbolize their rule over upper and lower egypt
i wear this beard as a sign of authority
The colors of the double crown were white and red.
King Menes (a.k.a.) Narmer of Egypt united the thus stating the first dynasty of pharaohs in Egypt in about 3150 B.C.E. He was the first one to wear the double crown which was made by the red crown the symbol of lower Egypt and the white crown the symbol of upper Egypt . The double crown is also a symbol for the upper and lower Egypt .
queen Hatshepsut wore mens' clothing with a fake beard. She own of usually wore the crown of Nemes. She dressed like a man, because that symbolized that she had power.