Ancient Egypt

by Ikram

This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilization of all time - ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems as well as its subsequent political development, it examines methodology, the history of the discipline of Egyptology, religion, social organization, urban and rural life, and death. It also includes a section on how people of all ranks lived. Lavishly illustrated, with many unusual photographs of rarely seen sites that are seldom illustrated, this volume is suitable for use in introductory-level courses on ancient Egypt. It offers a variety of student-friendly features, including a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of sources for those who wish to further their interest in ancient Egypt.

Genres: History, Egypt, Nonfiction, Academic, Egyptology

358 pages, Paperback

First published December 14, 2009

Reviews

[Vasilis Stefanou · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Egyptologist is extremely knowledgeable that I even watched videos of her. The book is so comprehensive but simple to understand that I took a course designed based on her book.

[Linniegayl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and quite readable, and it's dedicated to Barbara Mertz (AKA Elizabeth Peters)!!!

[warren aiss · Rating 3 out of 5]

A purely egyptian history book.

[Kayla Williams]

Read for one of my classes. I don’t normally rate textbooks. But this was easy to read and informative. I enjoyed reading this for my class.