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Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are features of Ancient Egyptian culture that have fascinated people over the millennia. The Bible refers to its gods, rulers, and pyramids. Neighboring cultures in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean wrote about its god-like kings and its seemingly endless supply of gold. The Greeks and Romans describe aspects of Egypt's culture and history. 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....

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AB

Jan 4, 2025

I always been intrigued with egypt history, and I wanted to start somewhere, After completing this, it gave me a complete walkthrough of ancient egypt which allows me to do better research in future

JR

Nov 23, 2020

I have really enjoyed this course, the quality and content have been amazing.I have learned so much and have enjoyed reading the Prof’s book. I looked forward to the next challenge.Janet (Penn U)😀

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By Maria J M

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Sep 4, 2017

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By Anna V

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Jun 6, 2021

Very, very boring course. Told in a monotone way and there were inserted unnecessary pointings on the university and its museum and excavations... as well as unnecessary facts such as there is a pyramid shape in Las Vegas or Louvre... I could find more facts about Ancient Egypt in loads of other sources and books. I completed it just to have it marked as completed. Don't reccomend.

By Gage M

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Nov 9, 2022

I've taken quite a few history courses and found this to be presented in a rather monotonous way, making it hard to get excited. The way it was structured was a bit odd, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I am really interested in Egyptian history, so it's a real shame.

By KamilÄ— V

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Aug 4, 2022

The subject itself fascinates me, but the lector makes it extremely boring and I just do not wish to waste my time. Youtube videos are better at this point. I suggest to change the professor and renew your script.