According to legend, a leader from Upper Egypt named King Narmer used an army to
rapidly and violently bring Lower and Upper Egypt into one unified kingdom. However, some
historians believe Egypt was unified gradually, or slowly over time. Sort the statements by
which theory they support.
Nomes from the two regions slowly
formed trade networks with each other.
Carvings of King Narmer might not be
factual; they just show religious rituals.
Gradual unification
An Egyptian historian from around 300
BCE wrote about a king who conquered
and unified all of Egypt.
There is a famous carving that might
show King Narmer conquering Lower
Egypt.
Rapid unification
