Video: Ancient Egypt - The Gift of the Nile (3000 - 30 B.C.E.)

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Ancient Egypt: The Gift of the Nile (3000-30 B.C) (28:19) This video contains 9 segments. Description: Three thousand years before the rise of the Roman Empire, the Nile River gave birth to one of the most wondrous civilizations ever to grace the earth-Ancient Egypt. Students explore the colossal tombs and temples of the pharaohs. They learn how the Egyptians built mountains of stone to honor dead kings and queens and protect their mummies forever. Students meet Re, the sun god, and Horus, the protector of kings. Ancient Egyptian civilization finally passed into history, but the river remains. © 1997 United Learning Grades: 6-8    

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Segments:

Welcome to Ancient Egypt! (01:20)
The Ancient Egyptians (02:12)
The Gift of the Nile (03:33)
Farming Along the Nile (02:01)
Papyrus: The Invention of Paper (01:04)
The Birth of a Nation (06:06)
Hieroglyphics (03:31)
The Afterlife (05:41)
The Decline of the Nation (01:05)