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Egypt First Page I Introduction I Pre- Dynastic Egypt I Early Egypt I The Age of the Pyramids The Middle Kingdom I The Egyptian Empire I The Cult of Aten I Persian and Greek Period I The Roman Period I Study Questions I Videos I Websites I Museums I Bibliography |
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Identification Items |
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Identify and be able to discuss the importance of the following items: |
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Ma'at, Nomes, Amon-Re, Old Kingdom, Aton, Dynasty, Ramses II, Tel-al-'Amarna, Thutmose III, Middle Kingdom, Amenhotep IV, Hieroglyphics, Osiris, Hyksos, Book of the Dead, Pharaoh, King Zoser, Ahmose, Tutankhamon, Hatshepsut |
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Topics for Study |
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Give the major features of Egyptian civilization: its political system, religious establishment, and social structures. In what specific ways has it contributed to subsequent civilizations? |
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| Be able to discuss the reign of Amenhotep IV (Ikhnaton). What was his major aim and what did he actually achieve? Why did his reforms fail to outlast him? | ||
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Reading Assignment |
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| Kishlansky, Mark, Geary, Patrick, O'Brien, Civilization in the West. Latest Edition, Addison Wesley, Longman, paperback | ||
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The
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Chronology of the Pharaohs I
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Last update, November 15, 2005 I © Jean H. Braden, 2004 I email: jebraden@nvcc.edu
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