The Ancient Egyptian Great Canal

"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?
If you want to learn more about Ancient Egyptian canals, check out our previous videos on the following playlist:    • Ancient Egyptian's Canals  

Sound provided by Jonatan Järpehag: "Cleopatra"

Sources:
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: https://books.google.co.zw/books?id=-...
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt: https://books.google.pt/books?id=-h4g...
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/Fi...

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