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.

Recounts the discovery of artifacts related to Queen Nefertiti, who wielded considerable power alongside her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten. She is known also a beautiful queen, even attested in poems of her husband.

Covers the importance of Amun in Egyptian religious beliefs and some of the devotions undertaken for Amun.

Explores the contest and rivalry between the Egyptians in Upper Egypt and the occupying Hyksos, who had more advanced technology, in Lower Egypt.

Examines the role of women in Egyptian religion, especially "God's Wife of Amun," the highest priestess in the Egyptian religion and temple estate at Karnak.