The 500 Years That Changed Ancient Egypt Forever | Full Documentary

Egypt collapsed. A king from Thebes rebuilt it. Then Egypt turned south into Nubia, Kerma rose into a major Nile Valley power, the Hyksos took the north, and the last rulers of Thebes found themselves caught between two enemies. This 2+ hour documentary follows the centuries that transformed ancient Egypt: from the First Intermediate Period and Mentuhotep II, through the Middle Kingdom and Egypt’s Nubian fortress system, to the rise of Kerma, the Hyksos, Seqenenre Tao II, Kamose, Ahmose I and the birth of the New Kingdom. This is Volume II of Egypt & Nubia: The Complete History. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Chapter I: Egypt Divided | The First Intermediate Period 17:27 Chapter II: Mentuhotep II | The King Who Reunited Egypt 41:11 Chapter III: The Middle Kingdom | Egypt’s New Golden Age 57:50 Chapter IV: Egypt Turns South | The Conquest of Nubia 1:07:09 Chapter V: The Fortress Frontier | Egypt’s Nubian Fortress Network 1:19:56 Chapter VI: The Rise of Kerma | The Kingdom South of Egypt 1:31:24 Chapter VII: Kerma at Its Height | The Nubian Kingdom That Invaded Egypt 1:46:16 Chapter VIII: The Hyksos | How Foreign Rulers Took the North 2:03:58 Chapter IX: The Alliance That Trapped Egypt | The Second Intermediate Period Research referenced throughout the documentary includes archaeological and historical work by scholars including Dieter Arnold, Miriam Lichtheim, Bruce Trigger, David O’Connor, Charles Bonnet, Manfred Bietak, Kim Ryholt, Cheikh Anta Diop, Zahi Hawass, Sahar Saleem and others cited throughout the film. The story continues in Volume III: The New Kingdom. #ancientegypt #nubia #historydocumentary