Course Objectives
This course has five primary objectives:
- to provide a basic survey to ancient Egyptian history, literature,
and culture
- to provide a more in-depth examination of religious beliefs and
practices in ancient Egypt
- to provide an introduction to and critical analysis of the ways
in which popular vehicles of modern American culture create and use (or
misuse) conceptions of ancient cultures to promote contemporary social
and cultural values
- to develop skills in historical analysis and historical writing,
particularly in ancient history
- to develop critical reading skills for both primary and secondary
literature in history