Ancient Egypt began under the second Pharaoh, Narmer.
 The earliest known Lower Egyptian site, Merimda, predates the Badarian by about seven hundred years
 Changing his name to Akhenaten, he touted the previously obscure sun deity Aten as the supreme deity, suppressed the worship of most other deities, and moved the capital to the new city of Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna)

