A pharaoh is a king of ancient Egypt, in North Africa.
The first pharaoh was called Narmer. 5,000 years ago, he united the northern and southern parts of Egypt and made them into one country.
Then, hundreds of pharaohs succeeded him. Some of them are still very famous today, like Cheops, Tutankhamun, and Ramses II…
Some women also ruled ancient Egypt. Cleopatra, for example, the last queen of Egypt, lived 2000 years ago.
But how did pharaohs live?
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