The Ancient Egyptian Great Canal
Channel: Know History
Date: 2022-04-09

"Egypt is the Gift of the Nile" once claimed Herodotus. To them, it provided food, resources, and land for agriculture. As such, its control was of vital importance to Egypt’s existence - so how did ancient Egypt control the Nile?
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Sound provided by Jonatan Järpehag: "Cleopatra"

Sources:
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: https://books.google.co.zw/books?id=-6EJ0G-4jyoC
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt: https://books.google.pt/books?id=-h4gJAlx8o0C
https://www.trismegistos.org/place/2024
https://www.trismegistos.org/place/1255

Pictures:
North side of the regulator of Baybars I. at Illahun/al-Lahun, al-Fayyoum, Egypt by Roland Unger: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IllahunRegulatorNorth2.jpg

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