First use of basin irrigation. Irrigation increases the amount of farmed land and yield. 1st Dynasty kings are buried in the first royal tombs at Abydos.
Monumental architecture indicates a new political order, with a state religion headed by a god-king.
Click for more information . Ascension of Hetepsekhemwy, first king of the 2nd Dynasty. The political and economic foundations of Egypt are solidified. Wooden coffins and corpses wrapped in resin become common in middle-status Egyptians. The use of resin and wood indicates increased trade with Lebanon.