The Entire History of Egypt Explained in 8 Minutes

How did Egypt survive for 5,000 years? From the first unification of Upper and Lower Egypt to the Great Pyramids, the powerful pharaohs, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Roman rule, Islamic Cairo, the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Canal, and modern Egypt — this is the entire story of Egypt in just 8 minutes. The Nile made Egyptian civilization possible. Its floods created fertile farmland in the middle of one of the world’s harshest deserts, allowing cities, temples, pyramids, kingdoms, and empires to rise along its banks. In this video, we travel through 5,000 years of Egyptian history, including: 🏺 Narmer and the unification of Egypt 🔺 The Old Kingdom and Great Pyramid of Giza 👑 Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun & Ramesses II ⚔️ The Battle of Kadesh 📜 The ancient Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty 🌍 Alexander the Great and the Ptolemaic dynasty 👸 Cleopatra and the end of the pharaohs 🏛️ Roman and Byzantine Egypt ☪️ The rise of Islamic Egypt and Cairo 📚 Al-Azhar and the medieval golden age 🚢 The Suez Canal 💧 The Aswan High Dam and the modern Nile 🌊 The continuing importance of the Nile Egypt didn’t simply exist beside the Nile. It was built by it. Subscribe for more fast-paced history explained through the people, places, and ideas that shaped human civilization. Egypt history, ancient Egypt, history of Egypt, Egypt explained, Egyptian history, ancient Egyptian civilization, Egypt 5000 years, Egypt history documentary, Great Pyramid history, pyramids of Giza, Cleopatra, Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Ramesses the Great, Hatshepsut, Narmer, Alexander the Great Egypt, Roman Egypt, Islamic Egypt, history documentary, ancient civilizations, Nile River, Egyptian pharaohs, Old Kingdom Egypt, New Kingdom Egypt, Ptolemaic Egypt, Cairo history, Suez Canal, Aswan Dam