Ancient Egypt Dynasty by Dynasty - First Dynasty of Egypt / Dynasty I

Welcome to the second installment of the series Ancient Egypt Dynasty by Dynasty. This episode will cover the kings / pharaohs of the First Dynasty of Egypt and the period when the country crystalized into a single kingdom with it's new capital at Memphis. The rulers covered in this episode include Hor-Aha, Djer, Djet, Den, Anedjib, Semerkhet and Qa'a.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Hor-Aha
09:10 Djer
11:07 Djet
12:10 Den
15:21 Anedjib
16:14 Semerkhet
17:48 Qa'a
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This series will take a while LOL

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I'm sure what I got myself into... I might be a really old man by the time it's done! Another 30+ videos to go, stay tuned and safe!

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@@HistorywithCy I'm excited for Dynasty 18!

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@@RFmath_ Haha hopefully we'll get there in 2022!

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Very damn funny. I was driving and almost had to pull over for a giggle. Just hit me right. Well done.

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He can put the 27th and 31st into one video, since that is the two Persian Occupations

[@adrianokury]

I find the simple but effective animations (with the icons formed by the kings' names/depictions roaming over the maps) to be a clever solution. It helps the listener to make the connections between people and places. I also think it is important to always show the hieroglyphic names of kings with a translation of the meaning (this matter will be complicated in future dynasties, when kings start to have multiple and more complex names). Other nice practices are the references to the artifacts shown, even including the repositories and credits of the authors of the images.Thumbs up!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hi, thanks for stopping by and the constructive feedback, really appreciate it! Yeah, even early Dynastic kings had several names, though the Horus name is the most common. For me I also like simple animations (was inspired by History Civilis) though I'd like to make better maps in the future, for example, with physical features such as mountain ranges. I've tried this but it looked a bit sloppy so I decided not to use them. It's a process and hopefully you all see the improvements from past videos. Anyway, thanks again for stopping by and glad you like this series... stay tuned for the rest and stay safe!

[@adrianokury]

@@HistorywithCy I meant 5 names in MK for example instead of only 2 in the Early Dynastic. Maps with terrain are surely more appealing, but the way it is now is good enough. Anyway, this series looks promising, and the care/effort you put in the videos shows.

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@@adrianokury oh ok got it. Thanks, looking forward to putting more of these out, next one will probably be in a couple of weeks.

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@@HistorywithCy do you mind if I ask what software you use to do the animations? I'm a teacher and I sometimes made very simple videos with still pictures, but I don't know how to animate like you do. I've looked at some open source animation packages but they seem to be for professionals and are way over my head!

[@HistorywithCy]

@@DarrenGedye Sure! I use Adobe Photoshop for making the maps and little icons and then animate it all in Premiere. As a teacher you might get a big discount if not a year for free, which is what happened to me. I got a free one year trial through the university I was doing my credential program at and that gave me enough time to see if it was something I'd actually use. I think there are ways that educators can get special discounts, or maybe your school/district might already have a subscription if they offer students art or graphic design classes. That's how I'd start. Let me know if there's any way that I can help! Good luck!

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This is going to be a great series. Always enjoyed learning about ancient Egypt. Incredible thinking that there was an advanced civilization in Egypt over 4500 years ago! One dynasty down; only 30 more to go. ;)

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, 30 more... I'll probably be an old man by the time we get there, but hey, it's the journey, not the destination, or so they say. Haha thanks stopping by, appreciate it... stay safe!

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That is because the predynastic and the 1st to 3rd Dyns didn't really leave anything as pretty as those left behind by the Pyramid builders, or the New Kingdom.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, really glad you enjoyed this! Lots more (at least another 30 videos in this series) on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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How do you get to scholarly sources?

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for this comment, stuff like this makes my day and motivates me to put out more! For me it depended on the professor... some were great but others boring so I had a mix of experiences learning history in school. I guess that's good because it teaches one what to do and not to do when presenting history. Anyway, thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

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Excellent installment, Cy! I will be looking forward to part 3!

[@HistorywithCy]

For sure! It'll probably be out in 2 weeks or so. Thanks and glad you're enjoying these... only 30 or so more to go!

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Thank you for another awesome video! Love Egyptian history, honestly one of the most intriguing civilizations and I love how much attention you show them, one of the only history youtubers that I've seen do it so far. Keep em coming Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you're enjoying these... 30+ more in the series to come so yeah, I'll be putting these out quite often. Thanks also for the kind and constructive feedback, really appreciate it as such comments help me to make these better. Stay tuned and safe!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks and glad you're enjoying it! Next one out hopefully in 2 weeks, stay tuned!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, and lots more on the way, another dynasty coming this week! Thanks again for stopping by and glad you find these useful! Stay safe!

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[@rob9110]

It's fairly obvious. Aha and his dynasty were from upper egypt and it would be far less likely that the people of that region would allow their graves to be descrated. While they saw a political purpose of a ceremonial burial in lower egypt in order to maintain a dynastic tradition over the people of that region. in other words from the lower to the upper, "in your face man"

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, excited to complete it for you all. Stay tuned and safe!

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[@luism5514]

Abydos cemetery is where the royal family is from, Saqqara is outside of Memphis and therefore centralized location, symbolizing unity with the people of upper and lower egypt. This is where the ceremonial events would happen around the birthdate or death date of members.

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! More good mornings with history on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you're into this stuff and will do my best to put at least a couple of these out per month. Stay safe!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Only 30 or so episodes in the series to go haha! Stay tuned!

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Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words and I too love watching and listening to History Time, one of my favorite channels. Actually, HT was one of the major inspirations for me to start this channel... Pete does amazing work and every video he puts out is a gem! Thanks again and stay tuned more!

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[@HistorywithCy]

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, really appreciate it! I used to have one too, Chronicles of the Pharaohs or something like that but I can't seem to find my copy. It was an older book I think from the late 1990s or early 2000s...not sure where it went!

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@@HistorywithCy Just to note my book is "Chronicle of the Pharohs", very informative. Peter A. Clayton

[@HistorywithCy]

@@geraldmeehan8942 Yes, I just looked up the book on Amazon and that's' the same one I had. It must be with some of my old books at my parents place so I should be able to find it. Thanks for checking, appreciate it!

[@d.l.l.6578]

I’ve read that Aha was killed by an enraged, charging hippo during a hunt. Hippos are actually very dangerous animals. Several hundred people were sacrificed to go with him.

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it! Stay tuned for next video in the series on Dynasty 18, out in a couple of weeks. Thanks for watching!

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Thanks for the kind words and support, really means a lot and grateful to have so many viewers who really enjoy learning more about this stuff. More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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Thanks! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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Your videos are always top quality! Also funny how from ancient egypt, to china, to 14th century lithuania; servants going with their king was a thing.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah... also the Royal Cemetery of Ur - the so-called death pits kind of had the same thing. That's what I thought of when I first learned about these subsidiary burials. Thanks again for stopping by and glad you're into these... 30+ more in the series on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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First came Egypt, then came history!

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Great video! I have become very interested in ancient Egypt thanks to Dr David A. Falk's channel Ancient Egypt and the Bible. As a newcomer to the field I find your maps and animations very helpful.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much for stopping by and the watching, glad you enjoyed it! I don't know that channel but I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion! More on the way, stay tuned and safe!

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Wow. This project is simply ambitious. Good luck!

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks... I don't know what I got myself into! It's a lot of fun to do though so glad you're here for the ride through time. Thanks again and stay safe!

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Ancient Egypt history is fascinating

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed! More of it on the way and thanks for watching!

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Hey good to have you back I missed you. 🇮🇪

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup, back and hope to post more frequently in the next few months, stay tuned!

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Hey thanks Cy.

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I imagine these videos will only get more detailed as we progress through each dynasty.

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Doesn't seem that way

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Hey, amazing series! I would really like to follow the link to "Sources and Suggested Reading", but it doesn't seem to work - apparently your site is down. Maybe you could replace the link?

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Great video.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

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I love your videos

[@AB-yy9cy]

I live 10 miles away from Buto (Per-Wadjet) where Narmer fought the last battle for the unification of Egypt. Later it became the worship center of the goddess Wadjet.

[@HistorywithCy]

Wow, that's so cool... I hope to visit Buto, Sais and other delta cities one day. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay safe!

[@AB-yy9cy]

@@HistorywithCy You're very welcome in Egypt. Can't wait for the next episodes of this series

[@louielyons9365]

I've an essay due soon so if you wanna bust out another 23 dynasties in like the next week that would be great

[@imperiumbrasiliae]

I want to see the second dynasty its very complicated even more than the XIII

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Ave Império

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[@HistorywithCy]

Nice and thanks! That one along with "Sumer Road" are my favorites. I once thought of doing a series of all of the known dynasties of Mesopotamia called "Kings of Universe" but realized that it would take too long... and so I decided to do dynasties of Egypt. Yeah, I was wrong... this will take longer. Hope all is well on your end and you too, stay safe!

[@selimalaz7582]

Aha men Narmer .. Ka 1 première dynastie l Un homme au pouvoir d'asservir depuis Abydos jusqu'au Soudan horus faucon et taureau cornu sceptre couvre chef Y est significatif

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What’s amazing is that this was ancient to the Romans. Just think, Roman historians probably considered this ancient history. That’s incredible.

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Thank you.

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So much history just gone... It makes me wonder why the world was soo static back then.

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Super!!!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

More on the bronze age world please on iran ,india ,europe and arabia

[@almitrahopkins1873]

Europe in the bronze age is kind of boring, but Iran would be good.

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@almitrahopkins1873 true expect troy and greece i enjoy it

[@HistorywithCy]

Coming up, stay tuned! Thanks for the suggestion, stay safe!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@HistorywithCy thanks ,may you do on arabia as well

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i saw this when i first got on. sorry i didn't see it sooner cause i recently woke up.

[@HistorywithCy]

No worries, hope that you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by!

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ah thank you sir

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

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Awesome the pawsome!

[@khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475]

Amazing video as always, but I got some things to say about Den. I watched a video about the first dynasty before and it was said in that video that Den discriminated against a certain group of Egyptians who either rebelled or did an act of treason, those were the upper Egyptians who unlike the lower Egyptians were 'pure' Africans, and the lower Egyptians were as mix of those Africans and Asiatic people who migrated from the Levant who looked reddish brown rather dark brown. I don't exactly know whether this whole story is real or not though.

[@said8174]

Can you give me the link of the video please.

[@khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475]

@@said8174 It is in Arabic so idk if you'll understand but sure

[@said8174]

@@khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475 My arabic is very limited but yeah, please share the link. JazaakAllah Khayran!

[@isaiahrowe8367]

Not sure on that video, but Narmer was from upper Egypt and his conquest started from the south and moved upwards. According to region him and his people originated from, along with his depictions and busts, he was likely a dark skinned African and the people in the north of Egypt were more of a Mediterranean/asiatic people who had settled int delta region, rather than ‘ancient settled’ African.

[@listenup2882]

The original, indigenous people of all of Egypt were pure Africans. Over time other people migrated into Egypt from the Levant and elsewhere mixing in with the indigenous Blac African population. They were still mostly Black even then.

[@uncleanunicorn4571]

I'm surprised you don't mention Merneith, she's credited with being the 1st female Pharaoh.

[@EMNstar]

At 12:40?

[@Dnlsx777]

You can find a lot of information in the book of Jasher, with dates.

[@subhamomm5930]

Nice brother

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@crmesson22k]

How long before the Spinx you think this was? This is the dynasty of the great Scorpion King right?

[@sarahsutube]

Thank you

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thank YOU!

[@sigurdrobertsson2231]

"The first time ofthe smiting of the East.", I'll tell you what those boys didnt mess around. Cold.

[@abdulkhader5322]

Do the history of numideans Libyans, illyariand and other not so famous people too

[@HistorywithCy]

All on the list, thanks for the suggestions!

[@bredmond812]

Seems not a lot is known about the first dynasty except for the probable length of their reign and their burial. I imagine in later dynasties, when more is known, the dynasty will need to be broken up into multiple videos.

[@HistorywithCy]

I'm going to try to keep each dynasty in one video, but yeah, some will be longer than others, especially 18th and 19th! Might be a couple of hours, but still a long way to go before we get there!

[@ericbest7013]

Thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you for all of your support and watching these videos, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned!

[@ogrejd]

Always nice to start the day with some learning. (something I never would have said about school, back in the day :P)

[@HistorywithCy]

Glad to hear it! I'm the same... school for me was boring, but the books I'd read outside of class really got me into history. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate it, stay safe!

[@JoseSilva-oi5qu]

How about a series for the indo-greeks of Bactria, since Afghanistan is in the news nowadays

[@kkupsky6321]

many people dont realise that Djet was also the first to play eight string guitars and his bastard son Djent later codified it into polyrhythmic riffs....

[@Discotekh_Dynasty]

Don’t worry bro I appreciate this joke ❤

[@MalayArcher]

bless the algorithm

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes, may help us all to soar beyond the stratosphere of KZbin rankings! Haha hope all is well my friend, stay safe!

[@katmannsson]

My patience has been rewarded :D

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yes... now need patience for the next two weeks before Dynasty II drops! Stay tuned and safe!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

Please do on bronze age arabia

[@HistorywithCy]

It's on the list!

[@pridefulobserver3807]

well this is going to be a long series

[@HistorywithCy]

Yup... not sure what I got myself into! Stay tuned and safe!

[@jonthehermit8082]

Love how boastful these kings are , they smite people but they’re back again a couple of hundred years later to get smited, they could’ve traveled all that way and burned a few houses in some instances for all we know.

[@EMNstar]

10:55 how do we know how they died?