DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

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The course covers life during the New Kingdom and the artistic, social, religious, political and economic developments during this pivotal period. Topics include geography and rise of cities; arts and crafts; female pharaohs and women in business; slavery and class structure; religious turmoil (Akhenaton, Tutankhamen, and Nefertiti); and war and cultural contacts with Syria, Palestine, Libya, Nubia, and the Mediterranean.