Course Title:
| Egyptian Art and Archaelogy | |
Course Materials:
Lehner, Mark. The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries. Thames and Hudson: London,1997.
Malek, Jaromir. Egyptian Art. Phaidon: London, 1999.
Reeves, C.N. and Richard H.Wilkinson. The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs. Thames and Hudson, 1996.
Supplementary readings may be assigned from the Ancient History Sourcebook
(www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient). | |
Course Description:
| (Formerly ARTH404) A study of sites and monuments of painting, sculpture, and the minor arts of ancient Egypt from earliest times through the Roman conquest. Emphasis is on the Pharaonic period. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: ARTH400 or ARTH404. | |
Course Goals/Objectives:
By the end of term, students should be able to discuss
- The geography and topography of Egypt and its effect on that culture's development
- The unification of Egypt and its effect on the artistic tradition
- The rise of Egypt as a great power as seen through its art and monuments
- The stagnation of Egypt as seen through its art and monuments
- The Hyksos rule of Egypt as seen through its art and monuments
- The period of Egyptian greatness on the international scene as seen through its art and monuments
- The decline of Egypt to the Roman period | |
Course Introduction:
For thousands of years, western cultures have been fascinated by the ancient culture of Egypt. This long-lived civilization was one of the earliest in the world to develop a high culture. It stands out as having survived nearly unchanged for thousands of years. What was it about this culture that made it so strong? So stable? So long-enduring?
This term, students will be introduced to the remains of this great civilization. We will be looking at what is known of its origins. We will study the rise of the kingdoms that controlled this river land. We will look closely at the pyramids and the great tombs of the Valley of the Kings. And we will watch as the culture succumbs to the military might of later civilizations. | |
Grading Information and Criteria:
Research paper 40% of final grade A = 90%-100%
Midterm exam 25% B = 80%- 89%
Final exam 35% C = 70%- 79%
D = 60%- 69%
F = below 60% | |
Other Information:
* Students will be responsible for doing reading both texts as necessary to keep up with the lecture material.
* There will be essay exams at both the midterm and final weeks. For these exams, students are encouraged to prepare summaries of the material covered in class and reading. These summaries may be used during the exam period as aide memoires. | |
Project Descriptions:
* Each student will write a research paper on a topic approved by the instructor. Possible topics will be discussed during the first week of the term, but students are encouraged to develop their own topics.
* The research paper will be 8-10 pages long, double spaced with 1" margins. It is the responsibility of the student to include notes and bibliography in an accepted format. For guidance on this, consult your instructor. In addition, grammar, spelling and punctuation will be taken into account when determining the grade for each paper. Failure to fulfill these requirements can lead to a drop in grade for the paper of up to 10%! | |
Academic Policies:
Cases of plagiarism are handled consistent with current UMUC guidelines.
See the UMUC policies at the following URL:
http://www.umuc.edu/policy/ | |
Course Schedule:
Topics to be covered: Readings:
1: Introduction Malek, Chapter 1
2: Pre-Dynastic and Early Malek, Chapter 2
Dynastic Egypt
3: Old Kingdom Malek, Chapter 3
4-5: Pyramids Lehner
6: Middle Kingdom Malek, Chapter 4
7: midterm exam
10: early New Kingdom Malek, Chapter 5
11: Amarna Malek, Chapter 6
12: Ramses Malek, Chapter 7
13-14: Valley of the Kings Reeves
15: Late Period & Hellenistic
and Roman Malek, Chapter 8
16: final exam | |
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