Question

when king menes united the kingdoms of upper and lower egypt by establishing a succession of rulers from the same family, he founded the first egyptian
○ religion.
○ dynasty.
○ democracy
○ city

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "religion": King Menes' action was about political unification and ruling succession, not founding a religion.
• "dynasty": A dynasty is a succession of rulers from the same family. Menes united Egypt and established a line of rulers from his family, so this fits.
• "democracy": Ancient Egypt was not a democracy; it was ruled by a king and later pharaohs.
• "city": Menes' act was about unifying kingdoms and establishing a ruling line, not founding a city.

Answer:

B. dynasty