Rivers of Life

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Narrator

In this great desert, the Nile's waters are everything. It's just as true now as it was 5,000 years ago, When the Nile gave rise to one of the greatest kingdoms in Earth's history. Ancient Egypt. (dramatic music) For 3,000 years, it was a pinnacle of civilization. The Nile was so important that pharaohs claimed they had power over its waters. This gave them the obedience of the Egyptian people who knew they were utterly dependent on the river's flow. (splashing) They called the Nile the Mother of All Men and worshiped its miraculous ability to bring life to where there would otherwise be none.