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Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 2/10) Instructional VideoEngineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 2/10) Instructional Video
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 2/10)

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Your world history class might be interested to know that the early Egyptians had the first interstate highway system. Part two of "Engineering an Empire," looks at canal and harbor construction on the Nile that permitted transport of people and goods across the empire. Designs used to construct the first pyramids are also examined.

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irrigation, canals, sarcophagi, the afterlife, tombs

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canals, harbors, irrigation, barges, tombs, mastabas, sarcophagus, afterlife, shrines, pharaoh djoser, old kingdom, pyramids, saqqara, memphis, social studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
9:04
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Flipped Classroom
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