DW | Ancient Egypt 10 – The First Intermediate Period Welcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode, we discussed the 5th...

DW | Ancient Egypt 09 – The 5th Dynasty Sun Kings Welcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode, we focused on the Second...

DW | Ancient Egypt 08 – Pharaohs Khafre & Menkaure Welcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode, we focused on Khufu and...

DW | Ancient Egypt 07 – Pharaoh Khufu Welcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode, we discussed King Sneferu and observed...

We begin this episode with Pharaoh Sneferu, the first king of the 4th Dynasty.

We focus on Pharaoh Djoser, how he constructed the first step pyramid in Ancient Egypt, and follow the rise of the Old Kingdom

DW | Ancient Egypt 04 – The 2nd Dynasty Welcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode we focused on the First Dynasty...

Prior to unification, the land was divided into two distinct regions, known as Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the north.

The Neolithic Age, which spanned from 5,000 to 3,000 B.C., marked the emergence of organized societies along the Nile River in Egypt.

The Mesolithic Period in Ancient Egypt represents a crucial phase of cultural transition between the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras.

The Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age, consisted of several stages: the Early, Early Middle, Late Middle, and Late Paleolithic Age.

To comprehend 2 million years of human history, it is divided into distinct historical ages: the Old/Middle/New Stone Age.

The Rosetta Stone was discovered by a French military expedition in 1799 in the town of Rosetta during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign.

One of the primary goals of Napoleon's expedition was to gather knowledge about the land of ancient Egypt, its history and culture.

With any civilization, we must first begin with an overview of the terrain, as the environment played vital roles in cultural development.

Because Egyptian history lasted so long, Egyptologists divide the historical timeline into nine periods.

A significant portion of our knowledge about the Egyptians comes from their religious practices.

The civilization of Ancient Egypt stands as one of the most mysterious in history, marked by its remarkable achievements.