The Nile: The Agricultural Miracle That Built Ancient Egypt | Roots of Egypt (6/16)

This episode concentrates on the agricultural miracle produced by the Nile. Its annual inundation made the valley extraordinarily fertile and allowed Egyptians to cultivate cereals, fruit, barley, flax and other crops. Tomb paintings preserve detailed scenes of sowing, harvesting and agricultural labour, providing an unusually vivid record of how the countryside worked. Hawass uses this material to show why the Nile was not merely part of Egypt's landscape: its predictable natural cycle underpinned food production, prosperity and ultimately Egyptian civilisation itself. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - The Nile – The Source of Egypt’s Fertility ▷ 01:26 - The Tomb of Menna – Farming 3,000 Years Ago ▷ 04:09 - How Agriculture Created Ancient Egypt ▷ 04:42 - The Nile Flood and Egypt’s Farming Seasons ▷ 06:38 - Ancient Irrigation – Canals, Shadufs and Water Wheels ▷ 08:58 - The Aswan Dam Transforms Egyptian Agriculture ▷ 11:54 - Farming Traditions That Survived for Thousands of Years ▷ 12:28 - Inside Egypt’s Agricultural Museum ▷ 14:20 - Agriculture, Religion and the Wealth of Egypt ▷ 16:09 - Pharaohs, Farming and the Power of the Land ▷ 18:00 - Flax – The Sacred Crop of Ancient Egypt ▷ 19:58 - Ancient Egyptian Linen-Making Secrets ▷ 25:05 - End Credits #documentary #egypt #nile #archaeology #ancientegypt #pharaoh #history ------- Subscribe to the channel: https://goo.gl/4bVtZk Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo   ------- This 16-episode series retraces the history of Egypt and its wonders: hieroglyphics, jewelry, food, art, ships, agriculture, furniture, fashion, superstitions, pyramids, family dynamics, animals, music, festivals… It is an exciting journey down the Nile with narratives intertwining as they do in the timeless tale of Scheherazade: from Zahi Hawass telling us about Tutankhamun’s treasure and its curse, to the great heritage of stories painted on the walls of tombs and temples but also on fragile Egyptian papyri, from the food that is still part of the everyday life of the country to the tomb of Nefertari, the most beautiful of the ones that have survived over the millennials. What is more, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Nile with its boats and the fertile valley that has characterized it for thousands of years, the incredible skill and pragmatism of the craftsmen, the role of beauty and clothing, the animals, magical or otherwise, that populate religion and the large pantheon of Egyptian gods, ancient music and its influence on contemporary music, measuring time and the religion of the Pharaohs with their long-lived dynasties, the importance of local economy, the period of Jewish slavery, popular culture, and the impressive grandeur of the Pyramids. Original title: The Gift of the Nile | Roots of Egypt (6/16) Directed by Ernesto Pagano & Sandro Vannini © 2017, licensed by Nexo Digital ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY:    / wocomohumanity   ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE:    / wocomowildlife   ▷ wocomoHISTORY:    / wocomohistory   ▷ wocomoTRAVEL:    / wocomotravel   ▷ wocomoCOOK:    / wocomocook   Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.