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You should look at Kemet then, which is the original name of Egypt, unfortunately due to the political nature of re-telling history many parts of Egyptiwn history are left out, its very much the type of civilization to make you re-think your entire life
Honestly I've never found a UA-camr like this. I haven't even heard of a majority of what he talks about, it's like history to him is in a different reality to history to me. I'm really loving this channel and Side Project!
He's not a superhuman , he just pick a subject and researches it. Im sure some of the videos aren't written by him. Still one of my favorite content creators tho.
Who knows what information was lost in the burning of the Alexandria library. All the pertinent information regarding the lineage of the monarchy in Egypt might have been kept there and subsequently lost.
@@johnwick2974 hmmm not necessarily. The Pharaohs of the Ptolemaic Dynasty used to ask for visiting officials, dignitaries and Kings to bring a gift of a book of some sort of knowledge to add to the library instead of random items for tribute.
@@bunzeebear2973 and of course those lists omitted Akhenaten, Smenkhare, Neferneferuaten, Tutankhamun and Ai. Basically all the immediate preceeding Horemhab and succeeding Ahkenaten's father, Amenhotep III
Ramses II was the Pharaoh when Israel made its exodus from Egypt and he was Moses' adopted uncle owing to Moses being adopted by his sister after she discovered baby Moses in a reed basket on the Nile.
@@tinashepikasso8981 Except there is zero archeological evidence for the Exodus and that birth story is basically just a rip-off of the much earlier identical story of the birth of Sargon of Akkad.
It’s amazing the they were able to engrave their writing so precisely into a stone like marble which is so dense and difficult to work with. They would have been using a special chisel but still would have required frequent sharpening. I wonder how long it would have taken to engrave a large say, 12 inches x 5 inches in size?
The stone in most cases is a hard sandstone. Any granite stone would take a long time as the tools at that time were Copper or flint. Bronze age did not happen because they had no tin, Just copper, sand, flint & granite & sticks.
@@johnmiller8975 They had some precious gemstones didn't they? Like Turquoise? I don't know if you would use those to carve or cut something like you would with a diamond. Just curious is all.
@@Psquared2324 Both turquoise and diamond are bad for chiseling stuff, they are very hard but brittle. One stone they had access to that worked great for inscriptions though was obsidian. There was an extremely rare resources they possibly could have used for a few high status inscriptions too: Meteoric iron but that is pretty unlikely, not impossible since we do know there were some meteors with extremely high iron content and some chromium in the region, Tutankhamen had far later a knife made out of it. As @ BunzeeBear say they did inscribe in hard sandstone so flint and obsidian are the 2 most likely materials for chisels there, copper is great for somewhat softer sandstone but you would have to constantly sharpen it on the harder stones. The Diorite! probably required that meteoric iron though, with high carbon and chromium content it was pretty close to steel. The Epyptians did have plenty of time though since when the Nile was flooded every year they had 3 months or so where the agriculture was on hold for everyone and they already had a specific class of people that only worked with these kind of these all the time as well.
@@loke6664 u wouldn't want to use obsidian as a chisel it's very fragile and brittle it would shatter after one strike lol. And they wouldn't use extremely rare meteorite metal as a chisel either
So many Egyptian videos and what I really appreciate about yours is the photos actually illustrate what you are talking about. They are not just a series of interesting photos kind of on auto repeat and seen in multiple videos 🙏🏼🦋
This is my favourite episode! In an estimated time in an estimated place, these people might have existed and they might have done a bunch of stuff according to documentation we can’t verify as fact and that seems to be missing large sections. Probably. But maybe not.
@@AceBloodx Please try all of Simon's channels! Pretty much all like this! His fun one, Business Blaze, though, fasten your seat belts! But he's got 9 channels on you tube and all are great IMO!
Based solely on what is presented here I find it likely that smerkhet died of a highly contagious disease. Would explain the rushed tomb and the heavy fragrance. Old medicine thought perfumes could ward off disease
More than that, he lived during the the reign of Alexander (if my numbers are roughly correct). That predates the Roman Empire ffs! I love the old nugget that Cleopatra to the Great Pyramid of Giza is the same timeframe between her and us!!!! That's an insane amount of time!
It's amazing how information and knowledge is progressing on the foundations of Egypt. I had aspirations of Egyptology in my archaeological studies in college. So much more is known now than in the 1980's when I began. Great video.
As an Egyptian and an avid researcher of Egyptology and history, I would like to thank you for this beautiful video. I invite you and all your followers to come to Egypt and visit the artifacts and attractions yourselves. I would be happy to host anyone coming to Egypt. ❤️ Much love from Cairo, Egypt!❤️🇪🇬
This is awesome i know a great deal about this civilization (including a year in post) you always have a comprehensive vid including something new clearly laid out
It’s really upsetting to think of how much knowledge we lost with the destruction of That library. Genuinely may have set us back decade or possibly even centuries in terms of technological advancements and historical knowledge, with some of that information being potentially impossible to rent re discover. Sad stuff
I know. It's very sad whenever something gets destroyed in the past, because the history it has is gone too. If only people in the past could realize that.
@@PrincessQ-fj9ly this kind of stuff is still happening today. Kind of like how the Azeris destroy all of the ancient Armenian structures that lie within their territory. Luckily all of the info is transferred to the internet in modern times so only the physical structures are lost
The early pharoahs must have had much better diets than the ones who came after. I think you did a video on the foods of ancient Egypt and mentioned that diabetes, bad teeth, and other dietary diseases ended up killing the wealthy at fairly young ages
The earliest pharaohs probably weren't as inbred either. By the time of Tutankhamun, the royal family had been inbreeding for so many generations that he was physically disabled as a result.
Even on subjects that are not particularly interesting to me, I like listening to Simon Whistler. I've been enjoying his efforts for several years and so, now, his voice calms me reflexively. Thank you, Mr. Whistler.
I studied Egyptian history and mythology since I was a child and I LOVED this video. Gotta ask though what music started playing at 5:08 ? It sounds amazing
Can you do a video on the prophets jesus and Mohamed? Not concerning their maybe controversial religious roles but what can be proven about them historically or archeologically. This would be really interesting.
Great video. 👍I think Gerald Massey found the link between Menee and Narmer with Menes being the astronomical signature to this dynastic reign pushing the timeline to around 13,240 bc.
For the record, north flowing rivers are not in anyway unusual, in addition to the Nile, the Rhine flows north and west, the Elbe does this as well, the Oder flows north, the Vistula meanders in a mostly northern direction and those are just in Europe.
Could you do a video about Gendrik Yagoda, the man who killed 7 to 10 million russians. Talk about his early life and his religious background. Also Lazar Kaganovich who starved 4 million Ukrainians to death. And Isiah Davidovich Berg and the ironically nasty little van he made.
A question that I would like answered if all possible. What role would engineering have played in the rise of empires? I have heard that a protective wall that kept flood waters out of a village during inundation was the beginning of the Egyptian empire. Prior to this, people would have to leave their homes during the inundation and return to reconstruct after the floods had passed.
so you've done like 2 or 3 out of 32 full dynasties, so we've got like.... 30 videos to look forward to? 😄 for real though, I love these, keep them coming!
It sounds like the record that consistently overextends their reign is referring to their age as their "reign" which makes sense in a culture that worships their ruling dynasty as living gods. It feels highly unlikely they began worshipping the pharoahs as gods only after their ascension to the throne.
Anyone who wants to learn more about ancient Egypt should check out The Great Courses Plus Lecture of Ancient Egypt by Dr. Bob Brier. He's really passionate about Egyptian history and watching his lecture makes you feel like you've been transported to the past. His lectures span throughout all the Pharos and include many interesting topics in between.
could the narmer and menes situation be kind of like how some people say Alfred was the first king of England and others say William was the first king of England? just a thought
I’m curious. You mention, as we have all heard, that it is rare that the Nile flows from south to north since almost all rivers run the other way. Is this also true in the Southern Hemisphere? Or is it possibly because most of the landmass in the Earth (not counting Antarctica, mostly because it’s too cold for major rivers and so doesn’t count here, are in the northern hemisphere?
Simon is wrong. The major rivers of Germany flow north. Same with Poland. In Canada, the St. Lawrence river flows NE and the MacKenzie flows north. It depends on the slope of the land. Maybe statistically he is right but - so what? - why mention it?. Sometimes acting like he is more knowledgeable than he actually is, is part of his style. Always question what people say.
Narmer was king of Upper Egypt. Menes was king of Lower Egypt. Narmer defeated Menes but did not bash his head in like the Palette suggest (The pose of striking your enemy a deathblow was symbolic and remained so). Narmer instead did what Alexander The Great would repeat millennia later. Merging. Alexander married Stateira, the daughter of Darius. Namer married the daughter of Menes. This union is the source of confusion as both Menes and Narmer played a role in unification. Though Menes took a backseat, retired as king. And Narmer was the king of both upper and lower Egypt. The confusion is compounded because these were two royal families merging. As time passed on it became unclear how family relations fitted together. Finally the killing of Menes by a hippo is really the same tale. Taweret, was the hippopotamus Egyptian goddess of childbirth and pacification. Menes ended the war through negotiated surrender and offering his daughter (childbirth) as queen to Narmer, thus pacifying Egypt but dying (as king) in the process.
I'd love to see you continue this into a "series" on this channel, going through all the dynasties. It's so fascinating to learn why they're believed to be Pharoah, where their tomb is, & a bit about what scholars know about their reign.
Would Menes/Narmer have changed his name when he became Pharaoh? Like a symbol of becoming something greater, perhaps divine if they were already doing that.
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The first true super power and they lasted a long time Egypt lasted a long time 30 centuries that is insane
Indus Valley civilization would be nice. Everyone does Egypt and Mesopotamia.
When do u make video about constantine the great or emperor aurelian
do one on Khalid Ibn Al Walid
These videos need manual transcription -- your accent is really annoying to make out certain words when viewing at 2x speed.
Ancient Egyptology is so interesting. I get obsessed with their known history.
You should look at Kemet then, which is the original name of Egypt, unfortunately due to the political nature of re-telling history many parts of Egyptiwn history are left out, its very much the type of civilization to make you re-think your entire life
@@glasyalabolas4236 🤓👊💕
More interesting is what came before....
The history of Egypt of the autor Toby Wilkinson was a great help to me.
There are ppl in Sudan call Nilotic. And use to live all along the Nile river valley. Lookem up
Honestly I've never found a UA-camr like this. I haven't even heard of a majority of what he talks about, it's like history to him is in a different reality to history to me. I'm really loving this channel and Side Project!
He's not a superhuman , he just pick a subject and researches it. Im sure some of the videos aren't written by him. Still one of my favorite content creators tho.
@@maiskaj6333 he has people that write the scripts for him. They do a great job and his voice is perfect for teaching this kind of stuff.
Who knows what information was lost in the burning of the Alexandria library. All the pertinent information regarding the lineage of the monarchy in Egypt might have been kept there and subsequently lost.
The keyword here is ‘might’
You mean STOLEN if we're being genuine about it 🤷🏾♂️
@@johnwick2974 hmmm not necessarily. The Pharaohs of the Ptolemaic Dynasty used to ask for visiting officials, dignitaries and Kings to bring a gift of a book of some sort of knowledge to add to the library instead of random items for tribute.
So much that next to none of modern societies contain any black/African contributions that you and I know of.
@@bunzeebear2973 and of course those lists omitted Akhenaten, Smenkhare, Neferneferuaten, Tutankhamun and Ai. Basically all the immediate preceeding Horemhab and succeeding Ahkenaten's father, Amenhotep III
1:05 - Chapter 1 - The 1st pharaoh of egypt
5:10 - Chapter 2 - Hor aha
7:25 - Mid roll ads
8:55 - Chapter 3 - Djer, Djet & Den
13:20 - Chapter 4 - Dynasty decline
16:50 - Chapter 5 - The end of the 1st dynasty
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Simon, you should do a Biographics episode on Ramses II the Great pharaoh of Egypt…love your content
Ramses II was the Pharaoh when Israel made its exodus from Egypt and he was Moses' adopted uncle owing to Moses being adopted by his sister after she discovered baby Moses in a reed basket on the Nile.
Ramses the Great ancestor
Oooh, yeah! Do the whole 19th Dynasty! Seti, Ramesses, et al.
Why?
@@tinashepikasso8981 Except there is zero archeological evidence for the Exodus and that birth story is basically just a rip-off of the much earlier identical story of the birth of Sargon of Akkad.
It’s amazing the they were able to engrave their writing so precisely into a stone like marble which is so dense and difficult to work with. They would have been using a special chisel but still would have required frequent sharpening. I wonder how long it would have taken to engrave a large say, 12 inches x 5 inches in size?
The stone in most cases is a hard sandstone. Any granite stone would take a long time as the tools at that time were Copper or flint. Bronze age did not happen because they had no tin, Just copper, sand, flint & granite & sticks.
Marble? They carved Diorite! and that is one of the hardest stones around
@@johnmiller8975 They had some precious gemstones didn't they? Like Turquoise? I don't know if you would use those to carve or cut something like you would with a diamond. Just curious is all.
@@Psquared2324 Both turquoise and diamond are bad for chiseling stuff, they are very hard but brittle. One stone they had access to that worked great for inscriptions though was obsidian.
There was an extremely rare resources they possibly could have used for a few high status inscriptions too: Meteoric iron but that is pretty unlikely, not impossible since we do know there were some meteors with extremely high iron content and some chromium in the region, Tutankhamen had far later a knife made out of it. As @
BunzeeBear say they did inscribe in hard sandstone so flint and obsidian are the 2 most likely materials for chisels there, copper is great for somewhat softer sandstone but you would have to constantly sharpen it on the harder stones. The Diorite! probably required that meteoric iron though, with high carbon and chromium content it was pretty close to steel.
The Epyptians did have plenty of time though since when the Nile was flooded every year they had 3 months or so where the agriculture was on hold for everyone and they already had a specific class of people that only worked with these kind of these all the time as well.
@@loke6664 u wouldn't want to use obsidian as a chisel it's very fragile and brittle it would shatter after one strike lol. And they wouldn't use extremely rare meteorite metal as a chisel either
Marvellous, wonderful, awesome, simply the best.
Well done.
This episode is a masterpiece.
Love this!
Please do more Ancient Egyptian dynasties.
So many Egyptian videos and what I really appreciate about yours is the photos actually illustrate what you are talking about. They are not just a series of interesting photos kind of on auto repeat and seen in multiple videos 🙏🏼🦋
This is my favourite episode! In an estimated time in an estimated place, these people might have existed and they might have done a bunch of stuff according to documentation we can’t verify as fact and that seems to be missing large sections.
Probably. But maybe not.
Imagine being a servant of a pharaoh and hear about his death RUN
Love Ancient History. The further back, the more mysterious and intriguing.
I love that you explained upper and lower Egypt. That actually confused me for a very long time in my youth.
I’m surprised you didn’t show the Bust of King Menes. The bust is of a king from the first period (but which one has yet to be determined.)
Some think Menes was King Narmer who unified Upper and Lower Egypt. Others think Menes was his son.
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The first video I ever made was actually on the first pharaoh of Egypt, Narmer. It blew my channel up from day 1! ⭐️
Wow I didn’t expect your channel to be such high quality! You earned yourself a new subscriber!
@@AceBloodx Please try all of Simon's channels! Pretty much all like this! His fun one, Business Blaze, though, fasten your seat belts! But he's got 9 channels on you tube and all are great IMO!
@@aceofspadess4945 I was talking about History Explained’s channel. But yes, I’m aware of all of Simon’s channels. He’s incredible!
Why you Stop? Very little content
@@m.e.5482 maybe he got tired or wasn't making enough money to cover expenses? History isn't as popular as cat videos.
Based solely on what is presented here I find it likely that smerkhet died of a highly contagious disease. Would explain the rushed tomb and the heavy fragrance. Old medicine thought perfumes could ward off disease
Do you have any idea how insane it sounds that the guy that lived 2000 years ago himself was born 2500 years AFTER the history he's telling?
More than that, he lived during the the reign of Alexander (if my numbers are roughly correct). That predates the Roman Empire ffs!
I love the old nugget that Cleopatra to the Great Pyramid of Giza is the same timeframe between her and us!!!! That's an insane amount of time!
Jesus Christ?
*I Love ancient Egypt videos!*
It's amazing how information and knowledge is progressing on the foundations of Egypt. I had aspirations of Egyptology in my archaeological studies in college. So much more is known now than in the 1980's when I began. Great video.
1:41 why does Manetho look like a sleep paralysis demon I've had?
Because it's him.
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As an Egyptian and an avid researcher of Egyptology and history, I would like to thank you for this beautiful video.
I invite you and all your followers to come to Egypt and visit the artifacts and attractions yourselves. I would be happy to host anyone coming to Egypt. ❤️
Much love from Cairo, Egypt!❤️🇪🇬
I'm a Roman Empire fanboy now, but ancient Egypt was my first love of history and what really got me into history.
This is awesome i know a great deal about this civilization (including a year in post) you always have a comprehensive vid including something new clearly laid out
We can blame the lack of knowledge cited in the first few minutes on the destruction of the Library of Alexandria.
It’s really upsetting to think of how much knowledge we lost with the destruction of That library. Genuinely may have set us back decade or possibly even centuries in terms of technological advancements and historical knowledge, with some of that information being potentially impossible to rent re discover. Sad stuff
I know. It's very sad whenever something gets destroyed in the past, because the history it has is gone too. If only people in the past could realize that.
@@PrincessQ-fj9ly : those idiots who melted down the colossus of Rhodes are exhibit A.
God that’s so annoying. That library would’ve given us sooo much information
@@PrincessQ-fj9ly this kind of stuff is still happening today. Kind of like how the Azeris destroy all of the ancient Armenian structures that lie within their territory. Luckily all of the info is transferred to the internet in modern times so only the physical structures are lost
First time watching 👀 this channel. Great introduction! 😍😍
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Can you do a video on brochd, Picts,druids in Scotland?
The early pharoahs must have had much better diets than the ones who came after. I think you did a video on the foods of ancient Egypt and mentioned that diabetes, bad teeth, and other dietary diseases ended up killing the wealthy at fairly young ages
The earliest pharaohs probably weren't as inbred either. By the time of Tutankhamun, the royal family had been inbreeding for so many generations that he was physically disabled as a result.
And the inbreeding....
@@Niobesnuppa yeah what you said
The more riches the more decadence, eating good …..
Pharaohs servant about to be sacrificed.
"Join the Public Service she said "
"You'll have a job for life she said "
Well, the Pharaos didn't lie, when they were sacrificed they still were servants
Even on subjects that are not particularly interesting to me, I like listening to Simon Whistler.
I've been enjoying his efforts for several years and so, now, his voice calms me reflexively.
Thank you, Mr. Whistler.
I studied Egyptian history and mythology since I was a child and I LOVED this video. Gotta ask though what music started playing at 5:08 ? It sounds amazing
Then you know that the jesus myth was copied directly from Egyptian sources.
@@JinjaOnHere jesus is among many other solar gods..a myth borrowed from the Egyptians..Do your reasearch.
@@JinjaOnHere says who? he never existed! Please do not quote me the bible!
@@JinjaOnHere says who? Everyone I know. knows it is a myth. Philo lived nearby but never wrote a word about him.Check Thules and Orantes from Egypt.
@@JinjaOnHere please do provide me with this information.
Do a video for either Crazy horse or Geronimo, both were fierce warriors who fought to protect their homeland and way of life.
Can you do a video on the prophets jesus and Mohamed? Not concerning their maybe controversial religious roles but what can be proven about them historically or archeologically. This would be really interesting.
How about a video on Rodrigo Diaz aka El Cid
Yeah. That would be awesome. Age of Empires nostalgia. 🤣
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One of the most interesting figures in history.
Loved the video ❤ History is beautiful 💯
I just found this site a week ago and it's really great. Thank you
Ancient egyptians were fascinating
Can anyone tell me the name of the soundtrack that begins @5:08 ?
Took me a while to track it the song is called "Lights" by the artist patrick patrikios
I've read a lot about the first dynasty. Simon put more together that most skip over and made more sense out of it.
Fun fact Cleopatra lived closer to us than the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian Empire.
Great video. 👍I think Gerald Massey found the link between Menee and Narmer with Menes being the astronomical signature to this dynastic reign pushing the timeline to around 13,240 bc.
I made a flower box that only lasted a few years, I could take some lessons from these guys.
I just want to point out that i appreciate the music in every video it is always quite good
For the record, north flowing rivers are not in anyway unusual, in addition to the Nile, the Rhine flows north and west, the Elbe does this as well, the Oder flows north, the Vistula meanders in a mostly northern direction and those are just in Europe.
Absolutely love it. Make a series of all the dynasties
Yes! Please just do it Fact Boi!:-) 🖖
good luck with that lol
EXTREMELY interesting! Thanks!
I tried watching this video twice but got whiplash from all the monetization and lost my place.
Excellent video!!! Very informative.
Had to get my snacks together for this one! Can't wait for more Dynastic videos!!
I'd love to see a Bio on Simon Whistler... he's a freaking legend
Could you do a video about Gendrik Yagoda, the man who killed 7 to 10 million russians.
Talk about his early life and his religious background.
Also Lazar Kaganovich who starved 4 million Ukrainians to death.
And Isiah Davidovich Berg and the ironically nasty little van he made.
Who the hell are these people and why do you know them? You scare me. :-)
They would touch this with a ten foot pole lol...I'm surprised your comment is still here.
@Abdul Jalloh I'm a random jew, too
A question that I would like answered if all possible. What role would engineering have played in the rise of empires? I have heard that a protective wall that kept flood waters out of a village during inundation was the beginning of the Egyptian empire. Prior to this, people would have to leave their homes during the inundation and return to reconstruct after the floods had passed.
so you've done like 2 or 3 out of 32 full dynasties, so we've got like.... 30 videos to look forward to? 😄
for real though, I love these, keep them coming!
I like to think when people first studied Egypt they figured out that the guy in charge had the biggest and best hat.
The time of Cleopatra as Pharoah is nearer to the modern age than it is to the 1st dynasty of ancient Egypt.
What is fascinating is that this all took place while we were propping up some stones at stonehenge.
Make a video about Constantinople/Istanbul. I know there's many other videos about it, but I wanna to hear SIMON WHISTLER tell us about it.
Who would willingly want to be a pharaohs servant? You better hope he doesn’t die while you’re serving him
More of these please! (The proceeding Egyptian Dynasties and Dark Ages)
It sounds like the record that consistently overextends their reign is referring to their age as their "reign" which makes sense in a culture that worships their ruling dynasty as living gods. It feels highly unlikely they began worshipping the pharoahs as gods only after their ascension to the throne.
Good video 👍
You could probably make a UA-cam video called: Qing Dynasty the last great dynasty
Sick beard bro , It’s sculpted by the gods
Well now I have to rewatch Stargate just to hear these familiar terms in the proper context again
Please will you make a vid on Desmond Doss the first conscientious objector to win a medal of honour.
Great classic episode ❗💯
At first, I was about to flip ou,t then I read the title correctly, the birth of "a" civilization not the birth of civilization
Anyone who wants to learn more about ancient Egypt should check out The Great Courses Plus Lecture of Ancient Egypt by Dr. Bob Brier. He's really passionate about Egyptian history and watching his lecture makes you feel like you've been transported to the past. His lectures span throughout all the Pharos and include many interesting topics in between.
Very interesting stuff! Would love to see a video on the second dynasty aswell.
could the narmer and menes situation be kind of like how some people say Alfred was the first king of England and others say William was the first king of England? just a thought
13:08 He brought 136 people with him? So he was 1/137th? Surely it's a coincidence that this is also the strong coupling constant.
^ERH! MEHR! GEEERD! Alien Egyptians CONFIRMED!^
Thank you!
You should see who's buried under Anubis at Hamunaptra!
This was a really well made video.
I’m curious. You mention, as we have all heard, that it is rare that the Nile flows from south to north since almost all rivers run the other way. Is this also true in the Southern Hemisphere? Or is it possibly because most of the landmass in the Earth (not counting Antarctica, mostly because it’s too cold for major rivers and so doesn’t count here, are in the northern hemisphere?
No, it's because the landmasses of the Earth mostly slope east and west. So having north or south bound rivers is unusual.
Simon is wrong. The major rivers of Germany flow north. Same with Poland. In Canada, the St. Lawrence river flows NE and the MacKenzie flows north. It depends on the slope of the land. Maybe statistically he is right but - so what? - why mention it?. Sometimes acting like he is more knowledgeable than he actually is, is part of his style. Always question what people say.
@@Oi.... :)
@@marilynrich3456 He mentioned it to show why Lower Egypt was north of Upper Egypt contrary to how most people would expect I believe.
Rivers simply flow downhill. They don't go by compass directions.
Wish you would have been one of my history teachers dude! Love your content
Man I am a fat piece of trash. I thought that thumbnail had a marble chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
I was specifically looking for this comment to make sure I wasn’t the only one 😂
Did anybody else think that thumbnail looked like ice cream
Can you please do a video on Sitting Bull, the Lakota chief? That would be awesome. Please and thank you.
I would say YES too that! 👍
💕 you're everything 👊🤘
Make a video of Mijaíl Kaláshnikov
A true hero
I feel like the guns are way more interesting and important than the creator
@@isaacrubin9291 mijail built a gun that changed every war since WW2. He was a marvelous engineer.
@@jackwiger5619 oh I don’t doubt it... just not a very interesting one
Actually quite a few rivers flow from south to north, for example in exotic siberia.
In ancient Egypt East was West, and West was East. This means that Upper Egypt was North and Lower Egypt was South.
Exact opposite
Good stuff.
Biographics episode on the Simon empire is NEEDED
Agreed
"One of the few rivers in the world to flow north". Lol!
When do u make video about constantine the great or emperor aurelian
Imagine having your tomb only consist of two chambers and a stairway. *Scoffs in ancient Egyptian*
Lions had some long necks back then
Africans have a deep history ,Ancient kush is underrated
Hey Simon how about a biographics on Bob Marley or Marcus Garvey. Maybe Kwame Nkrumah or Jomo Kenyatta?
Narmer was king of Upper Egypt. Menes was king of Lower Egypt. Narmer defeated Menes but did not bash his head in like the Palette suggest (The pose of striking your enemy a deathblow was symbolic and remained so). Narmer instead did what Alexander The Great would repeat millennia later. Merging. Alexander married Stateira, the daughter of Darius. Namer married the daughter of Menes.
This union is the source of confusion as both Menes and Narmer played a role in unification. Though Menes took a backseat, retired as king. And Narmer was the king of both upper and lower Egypt.
The confusion is compounded because these were two royal families merging. As time passed on it became unclear how family relations fitted together.
Finally the killing of Menes by a hippo is really the same tale. Taweret, was the hippopotamus Egyptian goddess of childbirth and pacification. Menes ended the war through negotiated surrender and offering his daughter (childbirth) as queen to Narmer, thus pacifying Egypt but dying (as king) in the process.
Great theory 🤔
One disclaimer, river that flows north is nothing out of ordinary. In fact there are plenty rivers that flow north. Even major ones.
Exactly. All rivers go from a high point to low a low point (most of the time that would be the sea) Very easy rule to understand.
Very true. The river in my city (West Fork) flows north to Pittsburgh where it becomes the Monongahela.
@@bigbusiness240 I’m coming
@@bigbusiness240 lol jk I’m from Thailand I can’t even speak English
@@bigbusiness240 lmaoooooo got you I’m really from Mozambique
Megaprojects on the decoding of the Rosetta Stone!
Loving the background music here
My favorite topic
I'd love to see you continue this into a "series" on this channel, going through all the dynasties. It's so fascinating to learn why they're believed to be Pharoah, where their tomb is, & a bit about what scholars know about their reign.
So much we don’t know about the beginning of this civilization.
Would Menes/Narmer have changed his name when he became Pharaoh? Like a symbol of becoming something greater, perhaps divine if they were already doing that.
Didn't John Candy portray Den in Heavy Metal?