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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....

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Oct 6, 2022

This was an excellent course in the history of ancient Egypt. I have always been fascinated by their culture & this course taught me many things that i was not aware of. I really enjoyed this course.

AR

May 20, 2023

The course was very interactive and offers a tons of activities. The teacher was very nice and the teaching was very easy to understand. The assignments were a bit challenging but very interesting.

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By Malaika J

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Nov 3, 2022

Lots of interesting knowledge about one of the greatest civilizations of humankind in this course

By Candela M K

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Apr 29, 2022

Súper interesante, abarca múltiples aspectos de la cultura e historia de Egipto. Muy recomendable!

By Mary R

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Aug 14, 2017

Very informative and interesting! I would love more courses on Ancient Egypt from this University

By zcecily

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Dec 6, 2016

very intesting. what i like most is the collateral readings, very helpful for ancient egypt fans.

By D E

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Nov 13, 2017

This was very interesting and informative course on Egyptian mystery and purpose of their faith.

By Emma I P

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May 20, 2019

Mr. Silverman is such a good teacher and charismatic! Also bought his book, i highly recommend!

By Nicola R

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Feb 18, 2018

Good course - interesting information giving a broad background of key topics in Ancient Egypt.

By Kurt A

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Jan 12, 2021

Excellent and had more depth than I expected for the timeframe. Would wholeheartedly recommend

By Caroline W

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May 5, 2020

Fantastic and interesting course! Really enjoyed the interaction with the Penn Museum displays

By Mary J B

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Jun 30, 2019

This course is Informative, fascinating and interesting. I enjoyed it and plan to take another

By Luis L

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Nov 26, 2018

Excellent teacher and to be able to see important pieces in the Penn Museum was a plus. Thanks

By Christopher F

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Jan 27, 2024

Great little course with good scholarly information to introduce the subject. Very enjoyable.

By Eleanor K

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Oct 30, 2020

Really interesting and well made course, really enjoyed learning each week, highly recommend!

By Robert B

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Jul 21, 2020

A very well made Intrroduction.

It sparks interesst for further studies and was fun to follow.

By Theresa N

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Sep 11, 2018

An excellent introduction to the huge topic of Ancient Egypt. I plan to take the next course.

By Susan B

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Feb 27, 2017

Very interesting course. I was surprised to find how little I knew about Ancient Egyptians.

By Raquel S

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Aug 25, 2021

Amazing course. I loved from beginning to end, and very pleased with the content presented.

By Aura M S A

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Jan 14, 2020

It has a lot of interesting information and make me to be a more curious person about Egipt

By Sarah B

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May 15, 2020

Great course and very informative. This was a wonderful overview of Ancient Egypt. Thanks!

By Luís M G d S A

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Nov 23, 2022

Very good introduction to Ancient Egypt and its civilisation. I do recommend this course.

By Bess W

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Apr 23, 2020

very informative. Dr. Silverman presents the information in a very clear and concise way.

By Krystyna S

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Jun 7, 2019

Loved this course! There is loads of information, very detailed and well paced delivery.

By Brent M

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May 13, 2017

Course is a great introduction to Ancient Egypt, format and outline is well thought out.

By Suzanne L

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Jul 2, 2020

I loved this course. Always very interested in the rights and rituals of ancient Egypt.

By Tatiana d S T

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Jun 14, 2020

o curso foi muito bom, foi o meu primeiro do coursera todas as aulas foram maravilhosas