The Unification of Egypt
Hele: What do you know about the history of our kingdom?
Lu: Long time ago, the king who ruled the people who lived in the north at the mouth of the Nile wore a red crown.
Martu: Their kingdom was called Lower Egypt.
Hele: The king who ruled the people who lived in the south at the base of the mountains wore a white crown.
Martu: Their land was called Upper Egypt.
Lu: Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt were always fighting.
Martu: But they spoke the same language.
Hele: And they had the same culture.
Lu: These two regions were combined into one country by a king called Menes.
Martu: This king made a special crown made up of the two crowns: a double crown.
Hele: It was a mixture of red and white.
Look! This is my red crown (Showing her crown).
Lu: And this is my blue crown (Showing her crown).
Martu: Oh! The blue crown is worn in ceremonial ocassions, right? By the pharaoh!
Hele: Yes! The pharaoh, the absolute ruler and king of Egypt. He is also considered a god.
Lu: Do you know that as a sign for respect we have to refer to him with an official name and never by his real name?
Martu: Wow! And he also has to marry his sister or half-sister so that his children have the blood of the gods.
Writing and Education
Martu: Do you know how to write using hieroglyphs?
Lu: I know a little bit.
Hele: What are hierogliphs?
Martu: Hieroglyphs are pictures thar represent letters. We read and write using hieroglyphs. They are not easy to read.
Lu: Can you teach us how to read them?
Martu: Yes, I can.
Hele: Oh, yes. I remember now. Hieroglyphs are pictures.
Lu: Yes. They represent an object or an action.
For example, after a boy's name you have to make a drawing of a boy.
Martu: And after the name of a girl you have to draw the figure of a girl.
Hele: Wow! You can write all kinds of words and phrases in hieroglyphs. Let's see if we can read this.
(The girls give out the sheets of paper to the parents).
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