Religion examines the power of a shared belief system, which serves as the social glue to unify a population within a single state. Nowhere was this truer than in Ancient Egypt - still the world’s longest lasting civilization - which depended for its stability on the god-like status of its rulers.

Originally released by PBS, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 04, 2018.

Napta Playa (5:00); --Nabta Playa Structures (3:36); -- Religion and the Brain (3:24); -- Wadi Baramiya (3:19); -- Uniting the Faithful (3:01); -- Ritual and Social Cohesion (4:40); -- Nekhen Royal Tomb (5:31); -- Divine Right (2:22); -- Narmer Palette (2:44); -- Moral God (3:45); -- Saqqara (4:48); -- Pyramids of Giza (6:07); -- Borrowing Religious Symbolism (2:22); -- Credits: First Civilizations: Part 2 (0:30); .