History of ancient Egypt
General data
Course ID: | 3600-7-EG2-DSE(Z) |
Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
Course title: | History of ancient Egypt |
Name in Polish: | Dzieje Starożytnego Egiptu(Z) |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Oriental Studies |
Course groups: | |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
History of ancient Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great. |
Full description: |
The lecture gives an outline of the history of ancient Egypt, with a special focus on pharaonic times, ie. from the formation of the Egyptian state in the 4th millennium BC through the conquest of the country by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. The political history is an structural axis of the lecture and a starting point to discuss selected problems of culture and art, including the results of Polish archaeological and Egyptological research. |
Bibliography: |
N. Grimal, Dzieje starożytnego Egiptu, Warszawa 2006 (or French/English edition) B. Kemp, Starożytny Egipt: Anatomia cywilizacji, Warszawa 2009 (or English edition) I. Shaw (red.) The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford 2000 |
Learning outcomes: |
The student should: Knowledge: - has basic knowledge of history of the ancient Egypt - can name and characterize basic cultural phenomena of the ancient Egypt Skills - can use the knowledge of history of the ancient Egypt to analyze and interpret events taking place in the modern world Competence: - has awareness of the cultural distinctness of the ancient Egypt and its significance for understanding modern world - is aware of significance the culture of the ancient Egypt |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Egzamin ustny |
Practical placement: |
Not applicable |
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