Egyptology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GACE 609 COMPLETE SOLUTION 2023 "The Raft of the Medusa" - ANSWER-Victims of a shipwreck in a dramatic moment when survivors regain hope of rescue. - Composition, two overlapping triangles. (Left) is defined by the mast and two ropes, includes the dead and dying. (Right) peak is the standing man waving a shirt, figures with arms outstretched indicating hope. - Movement, contrasting the postures of the figures. The waving man at the peak of the right triangle is the climax, of rising...

Unlike Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, Egypt had to be "rediscovered" because ______. - much had been buried by sand The "Rediscovery of Egypt" was fueled early in the 1800's by the popular images of the ancient ruins of temples, cities, and landscape by which Scottish artist? - David Roberts When did archaeology and Egyptology begin? - 19th century AD One of the major reasons so little was known about Ancient Egypt, until more modern times, was that the knowledge and ability t...

HSY2601-RELEVANT THEME SUMMARY STUDY NOTES 2022. H S Y 2 6 0 1 S T U D Y N O T E S THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT (1798-1801) The French invasion of Egypt (1798±1801) is seen as a milestone in the history of Western imperialism. The French tried to establish control over the economy of Egypt. They viewed it as an important pawn in their attempt to safeguard a strong position in their relations with other big powers. Moreover, the French justified their occupation of an Islamic country by t...

HSY2601 Themes In The 19th Century History: Power And The Western World SUMMARY STUDY NOTES - RELEVANT THEME 2022. H S Y 2 6 0 1 S T U D Y N O T E S THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT (1798-1801) The French invasion of Egypt (1798±1801) is seen as a milestone in the history of Western imperialism. The French tried to establish control over the economy of Egypt. They viewed it as an important pawn in their attempt to safeguard a strong position in their relations with other big powers. Moreover,...

Unlike Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, Egypt had to be "rediscovered" because ______. - much had been buried by sand The "Rediscovery of Egypt" was fueled early in the 1800's by the popular images of the ancient ruins of temples, cities, and landscape by which Scottish artist? - David Roberts When did archaeology and Egyptology begin? - 19th century AD One of the major reasons so little was known about Ancient Egypt, until more modern times, was that the knowledge and ability t...

HSY2601 SUMMARY STUDY NOTES - RELEVANT THEME 2022 Themes In The 19th Century History: Power And The Western World. THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT (1798-1801) The French invasion of Egypt (1798±1801) is seen as a milestone in the history of Western imperialism. The French tried to establish control over the economy of Egypt. They viewed it as an important pawn in their attempt to safeguard a strong position in their relations with other big powers. Moreover, the French justified their oc...

Detailed and extensive notes from second part of the Master course Selected Topics in Egyptian Archaeology by Miriam Müller

In this paper Horus is analyzed according to David A. Leeming's hero patter. This paper was for my final year Ancient Culture Studies - Ancient Near East research project. It felt like it took years to write this paper as the research aspect was so daunting due to the fact that creditable references and primary sources are extremely hard to come by. In this paper there are a lot of references that can be looked at and used for other research purposes as these sources are not only focused on Horu...

The construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu remained a mystery until Jean-Pierre Houdin cracked it despite having never visited Egypt or seen the pyramids in person. This work takes readers through all the interesting discoveries that Jean-Pierre made during his trip to Egypt until he cracked pyramid construction and shared his findings with the world.

Summary of the lectures by Miriam Müller for the course Selected Topics in Egyptian Archaeology. Contents: detailed description of site characteristics based on the location (Nile Valley, Delta and Nubia), excavation methods for each area and location, the bigger themes we discussed (urbanism, migration and cultural entanglement) and lastly names of important archaeologists