In the last episode we discussed Prehistoric Egypt and ended with the small communities along the Nile unifying into two separate kingdoms. In this episode we'll discuss how Egypt became the first nation in history, reveal the first historical document in the world, and show how Egypt unified by following the first pharaohs.

CONTENTS
00:00 - Intro
02:08 - 3.1 - Pharaoh Narmer (c. 3100 BC)
13:16 - 3.2 - Pharaoh Hor-Aha (c. 3050 BC)
18:40 - 3.3 - Queen Neithotep (c. 3050 BC)
21:32 - 3.4 - Pharaoh Djer (c. 3000 BC)
26:06 - 3.5 - Pharaoh Djet (c. 2980 BC)
28:06 - 3.6 - Queen Merneith & Pharaoh Den (c. 2970 BC)
32:18 - 3.7 - Pharaoh Anedjib (c. 2930 BC)
34:36 - 3.8 - Pharaoh Semerkhet (c. 2920 BC)
38:38 - 3.9 - Pharaoh Qa'a (c. 2910 BC)

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Narrative Sources for this Series:
Clayton, P. (2006) Chronicle of the Pharaohs
Tyldesley, J. (2006) Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt
Shaw, I. (2004) The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
Grimal, N. (1988) A History of Ancient Egypt
Mieroop, M. (2010) A History of Ancient Egypt
Aldred, C. (1998) The Egyptians
Manley, B. (1997) The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Lehner, M. (2008) The Complete Pyramids
Wilkinson, R. (2000) The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Arnold, D. (1999) Temples of the Last Pharaohs
Wilkinson, R. (2017) The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Snape, S. (2014) The Complete Cites of Ancient Egypt

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