<p>The wonders of ancient Egypt have intrigued and dazzled humanity for thousands of years. This course takes you deep inside the tombs, temples, palaces, and dwellings of the ancient Egyptians, where you’ll explore the structure and meaning of the Egyptian pyramid, delve into Egyptian cosmology, relive elaborate mystical rituals, discover sublime treasures of art, and learn in detail how the ancient Egyptians lived and died.</p>
Overview
Syllabus
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- 01: Exploring the Gift of the Nile
- 02: The Major Museums of Cairo
- 03: How to Build a Pyramid
- 04: The Great Pyramid: The Last Ancient Wonder
- 05: The Great Sphinx and the Giza Plateau
- 06: The Step Pyramid: Djoser’s Stairway to Heaven
- 07: The Capital at Memphis and the Saqqara Tombs
- 08: Old, New, and Late Saqqara
- 09: Saqqara’s Famous Fifth-Dynasty Tombs
- 10: King Sneferu and the First True Pyramid
- 11: Power and Revolution: Beni Hasan and Amarna
- 12: Akhenaten’s City at Amarna and Hermopolis
- 13: Abydos: The Religious Center of Osiris
- 14: The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
- 15: The Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
- 16: Luxor Temple and the Opet Festival
- 17: Royal Tombs in the Valley of the Kings
- 18: Valley of the Queens and Workmen’s Village
- 19: The Colossi of Memnon and Hatshepsut’s Temple
- 20: Theban Tombs: The Necropolis of Nobles
- 21: Ptolemaic Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo
- 22: The Ancient Egyptian Frontier: Aswan
- 23: The Temples at Philae and Abu Simbel
- 24: Alexandria and the Lost City of Tanis
Taught by
Melinda Hartwig
