Online Course
Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
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As the 19th century began, the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt highlighted the wonders of this ancient land, and public interest soared. Not long after, Champollion deciphered Egypt's hieroglyphs and paved the way for other scholars to reveal that Egyptian texts dealt with medicine, dentistry, veterinary practices, mathematics, literature, and accounting, and many other topics. Then, early in the 20th century, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun and its fabulous contents. Exhibitions of this treasure a few decades later resulted in the world's first blockbuster, and its revival in the 21st century has kept interest alive.
Join Dr. David Silverman, Professor of Egyptology at Penn, Curator in Charge of the Egyptian Section of the Penn Museum, and curator of the Tutankhamun exhibitions on a guided tour of the mysteries and wonders of this ancient land. He has developed this online course and set it in the galleries of the world famous Penn Museum. He uses many original Egyptian artifacts to illustrate his lectures as he guides students as they make their own discovery of this fascinating culture.
Syllabus
-This module includes a discussion thread to introduce yourself, and suggested readings and resources.
History and Chronology
The Pharaoh and Kingship
Gods and Goddesses
The Pyramids and the Sphinx
Mummies and Mummification
Taught by
David P. Silverman
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Reviews
4.4 rating, based on 5 reviews
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Christine Bolduc completed this course, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be very easy.
Great introductory course on a fascinating subject by a very knowledgeable professor. The presentation style is a bit dry but the content is top notch. You get a good overview of the history and culture. Generous sharing of images, excellent support material in the references. -
Helen Hillier completed this course, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
This course is a great introduction to a fascinating chapter of civilisation. Since completing the course I now have the confidence to tackle more in depth texts on Egyptian culture and religion. -
Dave Rawlings completed this course, spending 5 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
I felt the presentation was somewhat staid and not always well structured. Nevertheless a useful introduction to the subject matter. -
Anonymous is taking this course right now.
The presentations are not well structured. There are many repetitive elements. It did provide an overview, but was less informative than a nice documentary. -
Georgakopoulou Vicky completed this course.