Course Description
Emphasizing social history and archaeological evidence as well
as primary written sources, this course traces the evolution of
Egypt from the earliest evidence of the first kings through the
Roman period.
Athena Title
Ancient Egypt
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of Egypt before Islam by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of ancient Egypt shaped diverse social and cultural attitudes toward religion, slavery, and economic relations, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
Topical Outline
- Sources and documents
- Writing was invented early. Texts survive not only on tombs and temples, but the Egyptian habit of writing on papyrus developed under the early kings and the desert climate has preserved many documents.
- The City
- Pyramids
- Palace and Government
- Death and the Afterlife
- Religion
- Literature and Folktales
- The Ptolemies and Cleopatra
- Economy and Slavery
- Magic and Medicine
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
