At the beginning of civilization in ancient Egypt , and at the time when they started forming monarchy, the king was the representative of gods on Earth, or in another form he was the son of gods and their descendant. Although we cannot say they worshipped the king, we have to admit they looked highly upon him and had great respect for him. To impress his people, the king made every effort and used all his abilities to make the people happy and content. The Pharaohs wanted to provide their nation with great wealth and protection.
In the Old Kingdom, which is the period known as the pyramid's builders, we can feel the love and respect that went into building those great pyramids; we can sense that such a great project could not be built but through love from the people for their own Pharaoh. But towards the end of that period, Egypt was ruled by weak Pharaohs, who didn't care about their own people as much as their own wealth, and they had false support of the small group of people surrounding them.
During the 6th dynasty (around 2300 BC), the Pharaoh Pipi, who became a Pharaoh at the age of 4, ruled for almost 96 years which was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Shortly after, the people of Egypt started the first revolution known in the history of mankind which was against corruption, poverty and humiliation. That revolution led to the fall of the Old Kingdom, and Egypt went into what is known as the First Intermediate Period. This period was filled with chaos, and it took a while until Egypt became united again and at the start of the Middle Kingdom.
The people of Egypt, throughout history, like to be ruled by a respected person who cares about them. They like this person, and are always ready to give him everything, but in return they want him to look after them well, and to respect and protect them. When the deal between the ruler and the people is broken, they start their uprising and revolution, but soon after they move towards stability, and begin building their civilization once again.
Hisham el Meniawy
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