The History of Ancient Egypt (Audiobook)
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Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand that our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it.
[b]Consider time.[/b] Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. When the young pharaoh Tutankhamen ruled Egypt, the pyramids of Giza had already been standing well over 1,000 years. When Cleopatra came to power, Tutankhamen had been in his tomb more than 1,000 years.
[b]Consider scale. [/b]The only one of the Eight Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, was the tallest building in the world until well into the 1800s. It covers 13.5 acres at the base and contains 2.3 million limestone blocks, weighing 5,000 pounds each on average. Tens of thousands of men labored to raise this tomb—but they were not slaves; they were free farmers and artisans. The social organization alone of this project humbles most modern achievements. And it was built in 2550 B.C., roughly 2,000 years before Rome was founded.
[b]Consider its mystery.[/b] Egypt was the most advanced of any ancient civilization. Yet, even after deciphering the hieroglyphs, Egypt remains one of the most mysterious. Scarabs, mummies, obelisks, sphinxes—their civilization was extraordinary and yet so "other" from what we live today.
Professor Bob Brier regularly hosts and contributes to programs on ancient Egypt for The History Channel and The Learning Channel. He has served as Director of the National Endowment for the Humanities "Egyptology Today" Program and has twice been selected as a Fulbright Scholar. He is also the recipient of the David Newton Award for Teaching Excellence. He is the perfect guide to take you through the tombs, mummies, and history of Egypt.
Professor Brier combines the precision and care of a scientist with a novelist's feel for plot, action, and character. His approach brings together the best that the narrative and scientific schools of history have to offer.
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[list][*]1. Introduction
[*]2. Prehistoric Egypt
[*]3. Ancient Egyptian Thought
[*]4. Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology
[*]5. The Rosetta Stone, and Much More
[*]6. The First Nation in History
[*]7. The Rise of the Old Kingdom
[*]8. Sneferu, the Pyramid Builder
[*]9. The Great Pyramid of Giza
[*]10. The End of the Old Kingdom
[*]11. The First Intermediate Period
[*]12. The Middle Kingdom—Dynasty XI
[*]13. The Middle Kingdom—Dynasty XII
[*]14. The Second Intermediate Period
[*]15. Joseph in Egypt
[*]16. The Beginning of the New Kingdom—The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty
[*]17. Queen Hatshepsut
[*]18. Obelisks
[*]19. Tuthmosis III—King At Last
[*]20. The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty Rolls On
[*]21. Akhenaten the Heretic Pharaoh
[*]22. The Discovery of Tutankhamen's Tomb
[*]23. The Murder of Tutankhamen—A Theory
[*]24. Medicine—The Necessary Art
[*]25. The End of Dynasty XVIII
[*]26. Mummification—How We Know What We Know
[*]27. What Mummies Tell Us
[*]28. Making a Modern Mummy
[*]29. Dynasty XIX Begins
[*]30. Ramses the Great—The Early Years
[*]31. Ramses the Great—The Later Years
[*]32. The Exodus—Did It Happen?
[*]33. The Decline of Dynasty XIX
[*]34. Dynasty XX—The Decline Continues
[*]35. Ancient Egyptian Magic
[*]36. Dynasty XXI—Egypt Divided
[*]37. Dynasty XXII—Egypt United
[*]38. Dynasty XXV—The Nubians Have Their Day
[*]39. Dynasty XXVI—The Saite Period
[*]40. Dynasty XXVII—The Persians
[*]41. Dynasties XXVIII to XXXI—The Beginning of the End
[*]42. Alexander the Great
[*]43. The First Ptolemies
[*]44. The Middle Ptolemies—The Decline
[*]45. Animal Mummies
[*]46. Cleopatra's Family
[*]47. Cleopatra—The Last Ptolemy
[*]48. The Grand Finale
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