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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....

Top reviews

SZ

May 2, 2023

It's a great introduction course about ancient Egyptian civilization! I would recommend to anyone who doesn't know anything about Egypt and those who wants to refresh its knowledge.

DL

Jun 13, 2023

Very informative and interesting, this course gives a good background on a variety of topics regarding ancient Egypt and does not require preliminary knowledge. Strongly Recommend !

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By Amanda C

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Jun 24, 2020

Amazing course!

By Davor B

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Apr 21, 2020

Exellent course

By Captain H

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Aug 17, 2018

Wonderful intro

By Ant W

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Sep 13, 2017

Amazing course!

By KY T

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May 8, 2017

A great course!

By Ana M P

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Sep 3, 2024

Me gustó mucho

By Karma N

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Apr 20, 2020

Amazing!!!!!!!

By 施培玲

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Dec 4, 2016

资料很丰富，视频讲解很清晰。

By Cristina M

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Mar 21, 2025

Muy buen cuso

By PASINDU N

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Jun 19, 2021

very helpfull

By Milena

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Aug 11, 2020

Great course!

By Victoria M

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Feb 4, 2020

Ancient Egypt

By Cristina P

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Nov 30, 2017

Great Course!

By Claudette D

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Apr 24, 2017

~.~ IRRESIS

By Virginia R L

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Sep 12, 2021

Excepcional

By Mary A S

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Apr 11, 2018

great course

By Ralph N

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Jun 22, 2017

Great Course

By Sarvadnya P

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May 1, 2025

good course

By Vishnu K

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Dec 21, 2022

Good Course

By Orphenor

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Jun 9, 2021

Wonderful !

By JOHN Q

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Nov 2, 2016

nice review

By Dennis W

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Feb 27, 2022

Excellent!

By Estefani R

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Jun 5, 2021

Excelent!!

By Juan B L T

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Dec 20, 2020

I loved it

By Ester L

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Jul 18, 2020

muito bom!