Once described by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus as the “Gift of the Nile,” the civilization was almost entirely confined to the immediate vicinity of the great river, making it a good deal smaller than modern Egypt is today. To start, we need to talk about what is perhaps the most important key to Ancient Egyptian civilization: the Nile river. They’re also part of what makes studying history so fun, as you begin to piece the puzzle together and figure things out! That being said, let’s jump into it! The Nile River These are the exact problems that plague our understanding of history.
But have you ever been, say, studying for a test and as you’re reading through your notes found them nearly useless? Maybe you used shorthand that made sense at the time, but you can’t remember what it means now, or your handwriting is a mess, or your notes were just too sparse to be helpful. So you can go back and look at those sources to figure out pretty closely what you were doing. What about a week ago? What were you doing 38 days ago? I’ll bet you can’t remember everything, or even most of the things, of what you were doing on any given day last year.īut that’s okay, you think, because you have social media, or a calendar of events that helps you remember.
I’ll bet you can remember almost everything you did yesterday. Studying Historyīefore we dive into things, I want to take a moment to talk about studying history. We’ll also examine the nature of the society of Ancient Egypt, from the Pharaoh to the peasants who worked the arable lands of the Nile valley. Along the way, we’ll look at the factors that contributed to the civilization’s incredible longevity, religion, and culture. Hi, and welcome to this video on Ancient Egypt! In this video, we’ll provide an overview of Egypt from its unification in 3100 BC to the arrival of Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
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