The ENTIRE History of Egypt in 20 Minutes

Egypt is the only ancient superpower still standing. In this video, we break down the ENTIRE history of Egypt in 20 minutes: from the drying of the Green Sahara and the pyramids of Giza, to Cleopatra, Napoleon, the Suez Canal, the Aswan High Dam, and the Nile water crisis threatening Egypt today. Why did the Old Kingdom collapse? Why was Egypt ruled by foreigners for 2,300 years? And why is the same water problem that destroyed the pyramid builders threatening Egypt again? ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 The Border Drawn by Water 0:50 Pyramids, Cleopatra and the Scale of Time 2:30 The Green Sahara and the Birth of Egypt 3:50 Narmer Unites Upper and Lower Egypt 5:00 Building the Great Pyramid 6:30 The Drought That Broke the Old Kingdom 8:00 Hatshepsut, Ramesses II and the First Peace Treaty 9:30 Libyans, Nubians, Assyrians and Persians 10:45 Alexander, the Ptolemies and Cleopatra 12:15 Rome and the Lost Language of Hieroglyphs 13:15 Arab Conquest, Cairo and the Mamluks 14:30 Napoleon and the Rosetta Stone 15:20 Muhammad Ali and the Suez Canal 16:10 Tutankhamun, Nasser and the Aswan High Dam 17:30 Modern Egypt and the Ethiopian Dam 18:30 Final Thoughts 🌍 Which country should we cover next? Drop it in the comments! 🔔 Subscribe to Nations in Minutes for a new country's complete history every week. #EgyptHistory #AncientEgypt #HistoryOfEgypt #WorldHistory #HistoryDocumentary The chapter times are estimates based on script length. Check them against your final video before publishing.