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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

MO

Oct 14, 2022

I found it to be a basic course for people who are new to the fascinating world of Egyptian civilization. I hope that in the future there will be the possibility to go much deeper into the topics.

RR

Feb 18, 2025

It was amazing to delve in the glorious history of Ancient Egypt . I loved to learn about the kings, queens and the monuments which defined the definite past. I will rate it 100/100!

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By Lorraine M

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Jun 20, 2020

This course was very informative and I learnt a lot of new information.

By Kristen D

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May 22, 2020

Great class, I have a huge understanding for the basics now- thank you!

By Diane b

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Apr 26, 2025

Really enjoyable course with lots of information, with great resources

By Sandra Š

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Jan 22, 2021

I really enjoyed the course. Thank you so much for a great experience.

By lizliu

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Jun 23, 2020

great class for people who are interested in Egyptian culture and gods

By Angela H

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Dec 4, 2019

It was great and easy to understand. I definitely learned something.

By Rebecca K

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Feb 21, 2018

Very informative and further elaborates on topics of only heard about.

By Faizan A K

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Jul 17, 2019

This is my first course from coursera and it turned out to excellent.

By Rosa G O

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Apr 13, 2025

Muy interesante e ideal para iniciarse en el mundo de la egiptologia

By deborah m a d

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Jan 5, 2021

great ! I hope you have more courses on that subject in the future !

By louis f d m p s

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Jun 1, 2020

magnificent and serious introduction to the history of ancient egypt

By Marce

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Sep 16, 2017

It is a very nice and useful course, I've learned a lot, thank you!!

By André O L C

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Dec 10, 2016

I liked so much!! Thank you Dr. Silvermann. It's was amazing course.

By Emma M

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Oct 29, 2024

Loved this class. Absorbed more information than I thought I would!

By Munan F

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Sep 28, 2024

It was one of the most informative courses I have ever come across.

By Kiana B

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Sep 19, 2022

really enjoyed it and learned a lot of information at the same time

By Sheryl R D

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Jul 13, 2020

I love taking this class. A lot of wonderful information.

Thank you!

By Jose M

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Jan 6, 2018

Fantastic course that provides a great general overview of Ancient

By Andrej S

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Dec 22, 2018

Great. Need to do this a few times to catch up with everything...

By David W

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Jan 6, 2017

Fascinating survey course of Egyptian life, death, and folk-lore.

By Christopher M

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May 13, 2020

fantastic really enjoyed this interesting and informative course

By Nancy M

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Dec 2, 2019

The book for the course is excellent and helps with the quizzes.

By Kelly-Anne G

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May 15, 2019

Excellent course to introduce the Ancient Egyptian civilization.

By BLAS T J

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Sep 18, 2024

Very interesting course, I would recommend to friend of history

By Margaret M L

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Jan 11, 2021

Loved the course. I hope Dr. Silverman will offer more courses.