Bachelor
2023/2024
History and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Egyptology)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
20
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
130
Course Syllabus
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 testsThe tests assess students' ability to recall specific isolated pieces of knowledge such as facts, definitions, terminologies, concepts, etc.
- ColloquiumPresentation on the proposed topic: Colloqium 1 - an archaeological site; Colloqium 2 - a historical figure
- ColloqiumPresentation on the proposed topic
- ExamThe exam assesses student's procedural knowledge, i.e. skills in understanding concepts, using different kinds of data, applying critical judgments, arriving at conclusions.
- ExamThe exam assesses student's procedural knowledge, i.e. skills in understanding concepts, using different kinds of data, applying critical judgments, arriving at conclusions.
- ExamExam 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.
- ExamExam 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.
- ExamExam 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.
- ColloquiumPresentations 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 модуль0.4 * 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 модуль0.4 * 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 модуль0.25 * 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 модуль0.25 * 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