The History of Ancient Egypt

The First Nation in History

Documentary Dec 20, 1999 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E6: How did Egypt become history's first nation? Once King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt, it took only a few hundred years to build a power that would dominate the Near East for millennia. Learn why the political structure of ancient Egypt made this possible and how the "Narmer Palette" tells this story.

Documentary Dec 20, 1999 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 1999
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.