The speakers describe how flooding was a recurring problem in ancient Egypt. They they explain how the first Pharaoh of Egypt's first dynasty, Menes, used innovative engineering to build the first dam to protect Egypt's capital city, Memphis, from the floods. The narrator then goes over how ancient Egyptians engineered their dams based on ancient ruins of another dam.

After Hatsnat attempts to have the trio killed for supposedly being thieves, the young Pharaoh Thutmose denies it and explains that he has absolute power in his kingdom.

John talks about the Atlantic Slave Trade and descibes its process and conditions slaves underwent on boats and their life on farms and plantations in the Americas.

In the 18th and 19th century, slaves were kept in a small town in Dakar, Senegal waiting to be shipped off to the new world.

It is described how many tribes were drawn to live near the Nile River, and how these were united to form Egypt under Menes. The narrator then describes how canals were built, and how they became ancient Egypt's main system of transport. It is then detailed how ancient Egyptians took advantage of canals and what particular commodities were transported through the canals.