Tour the decayed temples, chapels, and pylons of Karnak, watch the whirling Sufi dancers, and visit the puzzling Egyptian pyramids. This is a non-narrated video, but it provides a look into Egyptian history and culture.

Imagine building a 49 foot dam with no cranes, trucks, or earth-movers. Narrated by Peter Weller, part one of a 10-part History Channel series on the feats of early Egyptian engineers, looks at the first dam in recorded world history....

Chapter 12 podcast [24:51] from Rob Monaco, in which he teaches all about ancient Egypt. Fun and informative history lesson with links to related content.

Video [3:19] excerpt from the 2007 film "Dishing Democracy" in a lesson on modernity and Muslim women features four female stars from a popular television show. Includes guiding questions, related links, maps and background essay.

Fueled by surplus crops, agriculture led to the formation of the world's first large-scale civilizations. [10:45]

Learn how Cyrus the Great overthrew the Medians to establish the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire). Follow the history of this empire in his video which includes a timeline. [13:53]