Offers a discussion of the Egyptian civilization, from early man to the present day. Topics considered in part 1 include early man in Egypt, development of heiroglyphics and the Egyptian calendar, Pre- and Early Dynastic periods, The Old Kingdom and its great pyramids, and the Middle Kingdom, its rulers and invasions. Topics considered in part 2 include, The New Kingdom, The Late Period with its foreign invasions and commercial expansions, The Ptolemic Period and the surrender to Alexander the Great, the rule of Cleopatra, attack by Napoleon in 1798, and the building of the Suez Canal and Aswan High Dam in the 20th century.