| NARRATOR: Egypt-- one of the great
civilizations of antiquity. |
00:00:02.667 - 00:00:07.804 |
| It was here that
one of the world's |
00:00:07.872 - 00:00:10.540 |
| first writing systems
was developed |
00:00:10.608 - 00:00:13.009 |
| and where vast monuments
in stone were built. |
00:00:13.077 - 00:00:15.278 |
| Then 1,000 years
after the Pyramids, |
00:00:18.049 - 00:00:20.550 |
| another technological revolution
took place: |
00:00:20.618 - 00:00:23.386 |
| a revolution in warfare. |
00:00:23.454 - 00:00:26.156 |
| The chariot arrived. |
00:00:26.223 - 00:00:28.425 |
| Over the next few hundred years, |
00:00:32.196 - 00:00:35.098 |
| the pharaohs of ancient Egypt
pushed back their borders |
00:00:35.166 - 00:00:38.435 |
| and built a mighty empire. |
00:00:38.502 - 00:00:40.971 |
| Egypt's New Kingdom Empire |
00:00:41.038 - 00:00:42.672 |
| was the greatest empire
that the world had seen. |
00:00:42.740 - 00:00:45.909 |
| It really was
on a massive scale. |
00:00:45.977 - 00:00:49.245 |
| NARRATOR: Was the chariot the Egyptians'
secret weapon, |
00:00:52.149 - 00:00:55.385 |
| giving them a crucial lead
in the arms race? |
00:00:55.453 - 00:00:59.189 |
| Were there innovations built
into the Egyptian chariot |
00:00:59.256 - 00:01:03.727 |
| that gave them an edge? |
00:01:03.794 - 00:01:05.528 |
| BELA SANDOR: If you gave this
to a modern designer, |
00:01:05.596 - 00:01:09.766 |
| they could not do any better. |
00:01:09.834 - 00:01:12.068 |
| NARRATOR: Now a team of experts will work
from 3,000-year-old clues |
00:01:14.939 - 00:01:17.774 |
