| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Instant expert
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Instant expert (New York, N.Y.)
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| Performer |
Host, Peter Weller. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jeremiah Crowell ; editor, Jennifer P. Honn ; art director, Preeya Jensen ; narrator, Michael Carroll ; music, Michael Richard Plowman ; costume design, Michael Habib ; illustrations, David Bell. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast and released by the History Channel in 2006 as an episode in its Engineering an empire series. |
| Note |
At head of title on container: Ancient history. |
| Summary |
Long before the Romans built their first mud huts, ancient Egypt's mighty pharaohs began commissioning and building monumental masterpieces whose scale, beauty, and sophistication still boggle the mind. Through cutting-edge digital graphics and interviews with noted Egyptologists, Egypt explores the civilization's awe-inspiring engineering accomplishments, chronicling the pharaohs and feats that helped build the world's first superpower. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Interactive quiz, study guide featuring discussion questions, activities and more. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Structural engineering -- Egypt.
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Antiquities.
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Egypt -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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| Added Author |
Cassel, Chris.
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Weller, Peter, 1947-
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History Channel (Television network)
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Spine Title |
Egypt |
| Added Title |
Engineering an empire (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781422988411 |
| Standard No. |
733961225228 |
| Music No. |
AAAE225220 A & E Television Networks |
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