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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 FRANK A

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Jul 2, 2020

A really fascinating course.

By William w

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Jun 4, 2020

Great and interesting course

By Khalaff

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Nov 30, 2017

Veryintrestingandalottolearn

By Kalene G

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Jan 28, 2021

Great source of information

By Ramakrishnan

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May 2, 2020

Learnt new things thank you

By Sangramdeb C

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Sep 18, 2023

GREAT SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE.

By 슬기

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Jan 4, 2023

very excellent and perfect

By Daniele N

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May 30, 2020

Rich and very interesting!

By Millisa

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Jun 14, 2017

Loved it so interesting!!!

By C.Buvaneshwari C

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Feb 22, 2023

very useful to everybody

By Matheus A

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Dec 3, 2020

Curso de altíssimo nível!

By Marwa M

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Jul 22, 2023

Great course , thank you

By Nalinrat K

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Sep 21, 2022

This course is so good.

By Qn1ko 1

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Dec 29, 2020

interesting introduction

By Margarita S

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Jun 25, 2020

It was verte interesting

By Paul W

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Apr 22, 2020

A fun and simple course.

By Owais R

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Sep 11, 2017

An excellent experience!

By Justine S

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Dec 10, 2016

Definitely worth taking!

By Daniel P

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Nov 15, 2025

really enjoyed learning

By Esther A

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Jan 4, 2023

Escrcompleto.excelente.

By Keith K

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Jan 25, 2021

I really learned a lot!

By Dorra O

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Mar 22, 2020

Je suis très satisfaite

By Aitbek A

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Dec 9, 2023

Отличный курс, советую

By elina a

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Jul 25, 2020

Very enjoyable course.

By Rory H

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Feb 19, 2019

Absolutely fascinating