Кто читает:: Институт классического Востока и античности

Статус:: Курс обязательный

Когда читается:: 3-й курс, 1-4 модуль

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Локтионов Александр Александрович

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Abstract

The discipline "History and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt" is read in the second and third year and deepens the knowledge acquired in the discipline "Introduction to Egyptology". Students will study the history of Ancient Egypt in detail in chronological order. The preparation consists of two parts: Course 2: Foundations of the state and the third millennium BC e .: the formation of a single Egyptian state, the first pharaohs, the Old Kingdom, pyramids, temples and the mortuary world of kings, the economic consequences of monumentalism, the collapse of the Old Kingdom, the First Intermediate Period, the formation of the Middle Kingdom, the twelfth dynasty and the territorial growth of Egypt, the "golden age" of Egypt literature, the collapse of the Middle Kingdom; Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos and Their Innovations, Early New Kingdom, Expansion of Egyptian Influence in Nubia and the Levant, Amarna Period (c. 6000 BC - 1295 BC). Course 3: Ramessid Period, Disintegration of the New Kingdom, Third Intermediate Period, Late Period, Hellenistic Egypt, End of Independent Egypt, Its Incorporation into the Roman Empire, Christianization of Egypt , Copts, Egypt as part of Byzantium (1295 BC - 641 AD)

Learning Objectives

Understanding of disciplinary principles of Ancient Egyptian history and archaeology
Familiarity with cultural geography: key archaeological sites, history of their development and modern exploration
Survey of textual sources and archaeological data used for the reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian history
Building of a coherent notion of Ancient Egyptian society on different stages of its development
Aquiring skills for interpretation of the data in order to generalize and explain factors behind long-term trends, crisis occurences and cultural innovations

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students recall the key events associated with the reigns of the later New Kingdom and evaluate the ways in which this period was similar and/or different to the pre-Amarna New Kingdom. They also exhibit a firm grasp of the tomb of Tutankhamun and the singular importance of its discovery in the history of Egyptology.
Analyse and evaluate key factors in the development of the Later New Kingdom
Analyse and evaluate key factors in the development of the Third Intermediate and Late Period.
Analyse and evaluate key factors in the development of the Greco-Roman period, as well as Christianisation and the appearance of Islam in Egypt.

Course Contents

Course 3. Section 1. Tutankhamun and the later Eighteenth Dynasty
Course 3. Section 2. Later New Kingdom and Ramesside Period
Course 3. Section 3. Third Intermediate and Late Period
Course 3. Section 4. Greco-Roman Egypt and beyond

Assessment Elements

Declarative knowledge tests
The tests assess students' ability to recall specific isolated pieces of knowledge such as facts, definitions, terminologies, concepts, etc.
Colloquium
Presentation on the proposed topic: Colloqium 1 - an archaeological site; Colloqium 2 - a historical figure
Colloqium
Presentation on the proposed topic
Exam
The exam assesses student's procedural knowledge, i.e. skills in understanding concepts, using different kinds of data, applying critical judgments, arriving at conclusions.
Exam
The exam assesses student's procedural knowledge, i.e. skills in understanding concepts, using different kinds of data, applying critical judgments, arriving at conclusions.
Exam
Exam will consist of a short answer section and an essay section. Both sections are of equal weight. The exam is worth 50% of the score for the module.
Exam
Exam will consist of a short answer section and an essay section. Both sections are of equal weight. The exam is worth 50% of the score for the module.
Exam
Exam will consist of a short answer section and an essay section. Both sections are of equal weight. The exam is worth 50% of the score for the module.
Colloquium
Presentations will be on topics chosen by the students themselves and approved by the course co-ordinator. The presentation is worth 50% of the score for the module.

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 учебный год 2 модуль
0.4 * Colloquium + 0.4 * Colloquium + 0.2 * Declarative knowledge tests + 0.2 * Declarative knowledge tests + 0.4 * Exam + 0.4 * Exam
2023/2024 учебный год 4 модуль
0.4 * Colloqium + 0.4 * Colloqium + 0.2 * Declarative knowledge tests + 0.2 * Declarative knowledge tests + 0.4 * Exam + 0.4 * Exam
2024/2025 учебный год 2 модуль
0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam
2024/2025 учебный год 4 модуль
0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Colloquium + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Alan B. Lloyd. (2010). A Companion to Ancient Egypt. Wiley-Blackwell.
Ancient Egypt : state and society, LLoyd, A. B., 2014
Ancient Egyptian imperialism, Morris, E., 2018
Caneva, S. (2018). Ptolemy I: Politics, Religion and the Transition to Hellenistic Egypt. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsorb&AN=edsorb.229448
Kemp, Barry J. Ancient Egypt : Anatomy of a Civilisation. Ed.: 2nd ed. London : Routledge. 2006
Lichtheim, M. (2006). Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II : The New Kingdom. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=612797
The Oxford history of ancient Egypt, , 2002
War in ancient Egypt : the new kingdom, Spalinger, A. J., 2005

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Ancient Egypt : a very short introduction, Shaw, I., 2004
Ancient Egypt : anatomy of a civilization, Kemp, B., 2018
Lichtheim, M., & Manning, J. G. (2006). Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III : The Late Period (Vol. [2006 ed.]). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=421097
Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt, Kelly, B., 2011
State Correspondence in the Ancient World : from New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire, , 2014

Authors

Александрова Екатерина Владимировна
LOKTIONOV ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDROVICH
KHOMCHENKOVA VARVARA VALENTINOVNA

Бакалаврская программа «Египтология»

History and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt