Introduction to Egyptology (4th ed.)


The course describes the basic elements of pharaonic culture, according to the following subjects: 
  1. Pharaonic Egypt: geography, chronology, and attitude to the ancient civilization by the classical culture up to the birth of Egyptology. 
  2. History, sources for the reconstruction of pharaonic Egypt. Basic history of ancient Egypt. 
  3. Monumental architecture and its cultural meaning. 
  4. The culture of the image.

Attendance and Credentials

Attendance
FREE!
Attendance Certificate
FREE!

Category

Arts and Humanities

Training hours

12

Level

Beginner

Course Mode

Self Paced

Language

Italiano

Duration

4 weeks

Type

Online

Course Status

Archived

Enrollments Start

Oct 18, 2020

Course Opens

Nov 2, 2020

Course Closed

Mar 4, 2021
Basic skills in pharaonic Egypt
A basic knowledge of the ancient eastern Meditterranean and the basic skill in the historical approach is requested.
Grimal, Storia dell'Antico Egitto; Baines-Malek, Cultural Altlas of Ancient Egypt; Kemp, Ancient Egypt. Anathomy of a civilization.
Notes of the lessons; presentations available in Moodle.
The course is structured in 4 didactic units that include video lectures, forums and assessment tests.
You can earn Attendance Certificate and Open badge by completing all the included video-lessons and the final tests of each section, answering correctly to minimum 70% of questions.