Who were the pharaohs and what did they do?
Egypt's God-Kings
Who were the pharaohs and what did they do?
Picture a land stretched along a river, where the sun is fierce and the desert presses in on both sides. At the very top of this land sat one person who was treated almost like a living god. We call them pharaohs — the rulers of ancient Egypt, who reigned across roughly three thousand years. Let's meet them.
The word "pharaoh" originally meant something like "the great house" — the palace itself. Over time, people started using it for the person who lived inside. So calling someone a pharaoh was a bit like pointing at the White House and using it to mean the president.
