Ancient Egypt Videos

Pyramid Quest Video:
- On the side of the pyramid of Cheops, there is a stone that can be moved, leading you to the inside where the grave is. 
-The stubborn royal ordered to hack a tunnel into the pyramid. 
-The inside was empty.
-Today, the interior of the great pyramid has been explored in great detail.
-Many rooms have been discovered. 
-The grotto is the least explored area of the pyramid of Cheops.

This video was clearly about the exploration of the inside of the pyramid of Cheops. It talks about the history of the pyramid and the people that have explored it. 



Mummification Video:
-Developed by the ancient Egyptians to prepare for the afterlife 
-Typically all internal organs were removed before mummification with the exception of the heart
-In the case of this young man, the heart was taken but the lungs were left in tact. 
-After internal organs are removed the body is covered in salt for 40 days until all moisture is removed 
-Perfumed oils and plant resins were then rubbed on the body 
-Thick layers of resin were applied to glue the layers of linen wrapped around the body 
-Then the mummy was placed on a wooden board with more linen layers
-A pouch with possible religious meaning was placed on the chest 
-A mummified bird was placed on the abdomen of this young man 
-A portrait panel was placed over this mans face 
-The mummy was colored red which was very rare
-His name was written in Greek at the feet

This entire video was about the process of mummification. I thought it was really interesting because I never knew the entire process. It's amazing how a body that is that old, is still preserved to this day. I found this video the easiest to understand. 


John Green Video:
- The Nile shaped Ancient Egyptian Culture
- The Nile was the safest and richest agriculture of the world 
- Egyptian communities centered only around the Nile
- Basin Irrigation - farmer's used flood waters for irrigation
- Cats had devine power
- They had 2 types of writing: Hieroglyphics for sacred writing, and demotic script for contracts and agreements) 
-Ancient Egypt lasted 1,000 years longer than Christianity has been around. 


I think it was somewhat hard to follow along because he talked so fast. I thought he was hilarious though and had some pretty clever jokes. He had a lot of information in the video that he covered in a short period of time. He did a really good job relating things that happened back then, to stuff that happens today. He talked about a lot of the gods from Ancient Egypt. He also talked about the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms as well as the pyramids.