Lifeline Nile

The Nile is Egypt’s lifeline. Its water transforms parched soils into productive farmland. The first houses and settlements are built from its mud. Yet, how did it all begin? From 5000 BC, desert nomads began to settle in the Nile Valley. Instead of wandering around as hunter-gatherers, they now practice agriculture and animal husbandry. The foundations for Egyptian civilization. As early as the 1st Dynasty, the land along the Nile is divided into smaller administrative units. But Egyptian administration would not have worked without another groundbreaking invention - writing - in the form of elaborately painted hieroglyphics.

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  • Originally Aired December 22, 2022
  • Runtime 52 minutes
  • Network Portugal History
  • Created November 9, 2022 by
    Cucky
  • Modified March 7, 2024 by
    erdekano