00:00What did ancient Egyptians eat? Would you survive on an ancient Egyptian diet?
00:04The average Egyptian didn't feast like a pharaoh.
00:07Their daily meals included fresh bread, onions, garlic, beans, and lentils.
00:12They also ate dates, figs, and fish caught directly from the Nile.
00:17Beer was the most common drink because it was often safer than untreated river water.
00:22Wealthy families enjoyed beef, ducks, geese, honey, and fresh fruit.
00:27Everything they ate depended on the annual flooding of the Nile.
00:31This flooding made farming possible in the middle of the desert.
00:34The Nile didn't just create ancient Egypt.
00:37It fed an entire civilization for over 3,000 years, like and follow for more history.
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