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About the Course

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. This course focused on five key areas in the study of Ancient Egypt: 1) Principles of Egyptian Art, 2) The Basics of the Language of Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphs, 3) Egyptian Magic, 4) Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and the Religion of the Aten, and 5) The Burial of Tutankhamun and the Search for his Tomb. This course is intended to accompany, and ideally to follow, Introduction to Ancient Egypt (also available on Coursera)....

Top reviews

DB

Jun 25, 2022

D​etailed introduction to Egyptian art; not too time-consuming; not overly focused on ruins or chronology but on artifacts with symbolic purposed or that conveyed meaning to ancient Egyptians.

VE

Jul 10, 2020

This was an incredibly detailed course that provided an in-depth and interesting view of ancient Egypt. I would highly recommend this as an essential course for those interested in Egypt's history.

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By Mary P

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Apr 14, 2018

Very Interesting course about Ancient Egyptian life. Lectures were easy to follow and it isn't too time consuming. Thoroughly enjoyable!

By Lucy I D L R T

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Nov 12, 2017

Disfrute y aprendí mucho, me encantaron las imágenes proporcionadas y conocer los jeroglificos de esa manera tan didáctica y sencilla.

By Sue C

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Jul 6, 2022

Admired the way the instructor showed the art involved with ancient Egypt which was a different perspective from my previous studies.

By Julio R

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Jan 13, 2018

I want to thank professor David fo such a wonderfull explanations in all of the aspects of the course I really learn and enjoy it ¡¡¡

By Feride E K

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Oct 30, 2020

It was a wonderful experience to learn about ancient Egypt. Phrase of Prof. Silverman's is fantastic. Thank you all for this chance.

By AMAL P R

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Oct 8, 2022

This course is fabulous, It offered me much more than what I was expecting. Thank you Mr Davis and coursera for your hard work.

By Juan B L T

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Nov 15, 2020

I have loved this course, I never believed that the knowledge of ancient Egypt was so enjoyable and so productive ... Thank you

By Charlene B

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Feb 13, 2019

Very Well done Course. Dr Silverman knows his history and how it plays a role in the development of the story that is Egypt.

By Debra V

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Feb 25, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and learned more about Egyptian civilization than from any documentary or travelogue.

By Fatima F

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May 24, 2018

I really enjoyed the course. This was the second from Penn University I attended to. High quality, meaningful course.

By Christianna H

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Jun 11, 2020

This was a really fun course to take over the summer and I can't wait to show my students everything that I learned.

By Shalini N

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Jun 6, 2021

It was very detailed and insightful! Definitely satisfied my curiosity to learn more about Ancient Egyptian history

By Hugh B

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Aug 22, 2020

Very informative and enjoyable. May have inspired me to look into careers in egyptology. Just all around very good.

By Jen R

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Feb 29, 2020

I know have enough information to teach my year 9 class Ancient Egypt with this course and the intro course Thanks!

By Pierre G S

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Mar 2, 2022

Fantastic !! So simple to follow, with a great teacher. Loved the content and the overall experience. Thank You !!

By Raquel S

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Aug 28, 2021

Wonderful course. I enjoyed every minute, and really loved all the content presented and the reading suggestions.

By Andrew R

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Nov 24, 2020

A wonderful course for anyone interested in Ancient Egypt, and of course King Tutankhamun. I highly recommend it.

By Guy I

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May 4, 2021

The course was great, full of interesting facts and fun to learn.

The lecturer was very knowledgeable.

thank you

By Amanda O

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Jan 17, 2018

I learned so much during this course! It kept my interest and I loved logging on and learning more every week!

By L G

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Aug 17, 2022

Todo ha sido perfecto. Desde la explicación del magnífico profesor hasta como ha expuesto el contenido. Un 10

By Luís M G d S A

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Nov 23, 2022

A very useful course. Deepen knowledge of Ancient Egypt.

N.B.: I also like to see a course on Ancient Nubia,

By Khamil K

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Apr 27, 2021

Many thanks to Prof. David Silverman for providing this course and wonderful coursera for aiding my courses!

By Raven C

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Sep 28, 2020

I love the course I I learned a lot more than I thought it was lot of things I knew and some I did not know.

By Paolo A

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May 18, 2020

A fascinating insight into Egyptian life, magic, art, and writings. Delivered in a clear and concise manner.

By katie h

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Jan 3, 2020

I learned a lot in this course. Egypt has lots of interesting things to study. Highly recommend this course.