98-030
Student College Egyptology

Course Description

For thousands of years the Ancient Egyptian civilization has fascinated countless people. This course will provide a basic introduction to Egyptian art, architecture, language, culture, religion and history.

Course Documents

Documents are in PDF format.

• Syllabus
• 14 Jan: Introduction
• 21 Jan: History (Predynastic, Archaic, Old Kingdom)
• 28 Jan: History (Before, During, and After the Middle Kingdom)
• 4 Feb: History (New Kingdom and Its Aftermath)
• 11 Feb: History (The Late Period and After)
• 18 Feb: History of Egyptology
• 25 Feb: Midterm exam
• 4 Mar: Language
• 10 Mar: Spring break (no class)
• 17 Mar: Religion (General Concepts and Heliopolis)
• 24 Mar: Religion (Hermopolis and Lesser Mythologies)
• 1 Apr: Mummies and Funerary Practices
• 8 Apr: Art and Architecture
• 15 Apr: Egypt in the Media
• 22 Apr: Review for final exam
• 29 Apr: Final exam

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