History of Ancient Egypt II

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Name main historical events • List kings and dynasties in chronological order • Identify broad cultural and historical processes • Read maps and identify locations Through intellectual skills, students will be able to: • Explain theoretical issues using appropriate terminology • Criticize historiographic interpretations • Analyse literary, documentary and archaeological sources in translation • Reflect upon main historical themes. Through professional and practical skills, students will be able to: • Read maps and site plans • Understand historical sources • Carry out specific research tasks • Differentiate between different historical phases and their products Through general and transferable skills, students will be able to: • Work in a team • Deliver a public speech • Defend own ideas • Evaluate and self-evaluate presentation

Program

Egyptian Archaeology

Objectives

• This course aims at continuing the chronological overview of ancient Egyptian history started in EGPT 301. The course will take the students from the beginning of the 18th dynasty to the end of the dynastic period (4th century BCE). The students will learn to use literary, documentary and archaeological sources to reconstruct ancient Egyptian history, criticize historiographic reconstructions and formulate their own hypotheses. The first part of the course will also introduce the students to ancient Egyptian chronology, illustrating the methodology employed in the most recent studies. The last part of the course will reflect on the Third Intermediate and the Late Periods, where Egypt underwent significative change following a series of foreign dominations.