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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

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 Lana G

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May 19, 2020

Loved it. Great beginner course for ancient Egypt!

By Meguid E N

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Apr 12, 2020

Excellent course and excellent organiser/lecturer!

By Katie S

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Apr 29, 2018

Can't wait for the Wonders follow up to get going.

By Julia B

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Apr 18, 2018

Very informative, and easy for beginners to grasp!

By Razele H

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Mar 31, 2022

I enjoyed this course and I learnd a lot from it.

By Robert D D S

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Mar 6, 2021

Fantástico, excelente curso...Congratulaciones...

By Vanessa H

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Jun 16, 2020

I enjoy this course, Wish it was a little longer,

By Carlos A G P

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May 7, 2020

Excellent course if you are into Ancient Egypt...

By CHRISTINE M

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Dec 21, 2017

Very great course. I learned too much. Thank you.

By Ruslan K

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Oct 20, 2017

It was an unforgettable weekend with this course!

By Daisy N

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Jun 15, 2020

Very informative, I recommend taking this course

By Linda M R

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Mar 21, 2017

would love to see a continuation of this course,

By Wyatt N

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Jun 6, 2020

Very Nice and Informative! Very good professor!

By Fraser G

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Oct 4, 2017

Fantastic introduction course, I learned a lot.

By Diana K

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Dec 2, 2016

Great and interesting course! Highly recommend!

By Gorang S

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Sep 21, 2021

its very intresting i got to know many things

By Matthew M

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May 13, 2020

Great course very informative and fun to learn

By Rhea J

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Mar 30, 2020

Love this course! I was able to learn a lot :)

By Hiram F

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Jan 13, 2017

Perfect! Really very interesting and complete!

By Reetwik M

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Jul 30, 2021

I was able to understand ancient Egypt easily

By Dave B

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Sep 2, 2020

Really enjoyed every aspect of this course. T

By Muna r

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Jun 16, 2017

Good course with enjoyable interesting topics

By Asmaa R

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Dec 7, 2016

I enjoyed the course, I have learnt a lot and

By Sonia F

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Nov 18, 2024

excelente curso con un impresionante maestro

By Tony T

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Jul 20, 2023

The professor is great, and I learned a lot.