Gods, pharaohs, and pyramids -- The Nile, the river of life -- the Pharaoh, the king-god -- The gods, the inhabitants of the heavens -- The pyramid, an impenetrable labyrinth -- Art and industry, teamwork -- The Valley of the Kings, the pharaohs' cemetery -- The world of the dead, the kingdom of Osiris -- The temple, the home of the divine -- The Egyptian writing system, the enigma of the scribes -- Tutankhamun, the curse of the pharaoh -- Cleopatra VII, the queen of kings.