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Crash Course on Ancient History: Middle Kingdom Egypt
In this episode of Ancient History Bytes, we cover Middle Kingdom Egypt, a high point for Egyptian literature and culture.
Bibliography and Sources
Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history-of-ancient-egypt
Lukas de Blois and R.J. Van der Spek. An Introduction to Ancient History, 3rd Edition.
Amanda H. Podany (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East.
Steven Snape (2021). Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History. www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-Definitive-Visual-History/dp/0744029244
Helen Strudwick (editor) (2006). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Guide.
Marc Van de Mieroop
* A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000 - 323 BCE, Third Edition. (2016)
* A History of Ancient Egypt, Second Edition. (2022).
Richard H. Wilkinson (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. www.amazon.com/Complete-Gods-Goddesses-Ancient-Egypt/dp/0500284245
Toby Wilkinson
* Tutankhamun’s Trumpet. www.amazon.com/Tutankhamuns-Trumpet-Ancient-Objects-Boy-Kings/dp/0393531708
* Writings from Ancient Egypt. www.amazon.com/Writings-Ancient-Egypt-Toby-Wilkinson/dp/0141395958
* The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (2010).
World History Encyclopedia. Worldhistory.org.
Pyramid Texts.
pyramidtextsonline.com/translation.html
Bibliography and Sources
Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history-of-ancient-egypt
Lukas de Blois and R.J. Van der Spek. An Introduction to Ancient History, 3rd Edition.
Amanda H. Podany (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East.
Steven Snape (2021). Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History. www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-Definitive-Visual-History/dp/0744029244
Helen Strudwick (editor) (2006). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Guide.
Marc Van de Mieroop
* A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000 - 323 BCE, Third Edition. (2016)
* A History of Ancient Egypt, Second Edition. (2022).
Richard H. Wilkinson (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. www.amazon.com/Complete-Gods-Goddesses-Ancient-Egypt/dp/0500284245
Toby Wilkinson
* Tutankhamun’s Trumpet. www.amazon.com/Tutankhamuns-Trumpet-Ancient-Objects-Boy-Kings/dp/0393531708
* Writings from Ancient Egypt. www.amazon.com/Writings-Ancient-Egypt-Toby-Wilkinson/dp/0141395958
* The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (2010).
World History Encyclopedia. Worldhistory.org.
Pyramid Texts.
pyramidtextsonline.com/translation.html
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Crash Course on Ancient History: the Akkadian Empire
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Episode 4 of my crash course on ancient history explores the Akkadian Empire and its legendary founder, Sargon the Great! Bibliography and Sources Lukas de Blois and R.J. Van der Spek. An Introduction to Ancient History, 3rd Edition. Amanda H. Podany (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East. James B. Pritchard (2011). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Tex...
Ancient History Crash Course Episode 3: Old Kingdom Egypt
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In this episode, we explore Old Kingdom Egypt, the age of the pyramids! Bibliography and Sources Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history-of-ancient-egypt Lukas de Blois and R.J. Van der Spek. An Introduction to Ancient History, 3rd Edition. Amanda H. Podany (2022). Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East. Stev...
Crash Course on Ancient History - Rise of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Episode 3 of my crash course on Ancient History! In this episode, we dive into history, discussing the formation of Ancient Egypt as a nation-state and the development of cities in Mesopotamia. Bibliography and Sources Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history-of-ancient-egypt Gerald J. Davis. Gilgamesh: The New Translation. Lukas de Blois...
Crash Course on Ancient History: Intro to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
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The first video in a multi-part series on Ancient History. We start with a brief introduction to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, our first two civilizations to explore. In later videos, we’ll discuss the history of these areas as well as Ancient Greece, Anatolia, and Persia. Bibliography and Sources Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history...
Ancient Egyptian Religion Crash Course: the Festival of Drunkenness
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SOURCES www.worldhistory.org/article/1032/festivals-in-ancient-egypt/ The History of Egypt Podcast. Egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
Ancient Egyptian Religion Crash Course: Religious Festivals
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Bibliography and Sources Bob Brier. “History of Ancient Egypt”. The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/history-of-ancient-egypt Glen S. Holland. “Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World.” The Great Courses. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/religion-in-the-ancient-mediterranean-world Steven Snape (2021). Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History. www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-De...
His name wasn't Lugalzagesi - ""Lugal" is Sumerian for "King" - So to call him "King Lugalazagesi" is calling him "King King Zagesi"
Very informative 😊
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Another great talk! Please keep this up!
Your description of the growth of early written language is fascinating! When looking back at these early writings in Mesopotamia and Egypt, do you see a lot of what could be propaganda? Particularly if writing was really pioneered for the bureaucracies and especially in autocratic Egypt, I wonder how the writings skew our modern day perceptions of these ancient nation-states.
Oh there is no doubt that they were largely a tool for propaganda but also bureaucracy. We definitely have to take ancient inscriptions of kings’ endeavors with a huge grain of salt because they were always meant to be good PR, rather than historically accurate. But that being said, we don’t have too much to go on, so I think historians and archaeologists usually have to read between the lines to figure out what truly happened.
Nice talk! What was the likely population of Ancient Egypt? Do we have any indications of population? You spoke of the organization of that population in social levels or classes, but where they all Egyptian or did you get mixes of ethnicities from across Northern Africa and the Middle East?
I’ve seen estimates that the population was around 2m in about 2500 BC. There was certainly a mix of different people in Egypt - people from Nubia, the Levant, and Libya. And this increased with time as Egypt expanded its influence in the wider Near East.
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Great video!!
This is awesome