How a Civilization Rose and Fell | Map Animation

[00:00:02]The pyramids survived for over [music] 4,000 years.

[00:00:10]But the empire that built them couldn't survive itself.

[00:00:14]>> [music] >> For more than 3,000 years, ancient Egypt dominated the ancient world.

[00:00:26]The Nile turned desert into life.

[00:00:32]History hides that most people never [music] hear.

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[00:00:38]Pharaohs were worshipped as living gods.

[00:00:42]>> [music] >> And giant pyramids rose from the sand as symbols of limitless power.

[00:00:54]To everyone watching, >> [music] >> Egypt looked eternal, untouchable, invincible. But empires rarely die from what people can see.