EGYPTOLOGY
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EGYPTOLOGY
Proposed WIN class for 2011-2012
Course Syllabus
• Mummies• Pyramids• Novel• Movies• Hieroglyphs
• Egyptian Religion/Mythology• Pharaohs• Video Games• Sphinx• Egyptian Art
Mummies• Organ Removal• Embalming• Canopic Jars• Bandage Wrapping• Sarcophagus
Chicken Mummies
Pyramids
• How Many• Giza Pyramids• Why Build Them• Who Built Them• How They were Built
Novel
• The Egypt Game– By Zilpha K. Synder
• Neighborhood kids gather to explore & imagine ancient Egypt
• Soon, strange & unexplainable things start to happen
Movies
Hieroglyphs• Number• Meaning• How to read them• Rosetta Stone
Pharaohs
• King Tut• Valley of the Kings• Cleopatra• Nefertiti• Ramses II• Menes
Egyptian Religion/Mythology
• Osiris • Isis • Horus• Seth • Anubus
Video Games
Sphinx
• Discovery• Who & Why• Truth of the missing
nose
Egyptian Art
• Paintings• Sculptures• Pottery
“Fine Print”
• Fun!!• Know more than 93% population• Semester Only• It is Work-you will earn a GRADE• Cost $40-$50• Limited to 24-26 students• Letter of Recommendation