Tentative Class Schedule and Reading Assignments (subject to change)

18 Aug: Review Syllabus, Introduction to course
20 Aug: Egypt Uncovered, Vol. 1 - Chaos & Kings (Read syllabus and Chapter 1)
25 Aug: Introduction: Chronologies and Cultural Changes in Egypt (Chapter 1)
27 Aug: Mummies & the Wonders of Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphic (Chapter 4)

1-2 Sep: Labor Day Holiday - no class
3 Sep: The Emergence of the Egyptian State [c. 3200-2686 BC] (Chapter 4)
     Egypt Beyond the Pyramids - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
8 Sep: The Old Kingdom [c. 2686 - 2160] (Chapter 5)
10 Sep: The Great Pharaohs of Egypts, Vol. 1 - [Old Kingdom] (Chapter 5)
15 Sep: Review for Exam 1 [Ch. 1, 4, 6] (Study for Exam 1)
17 Sep: Exam 1 [Ch. 1, 4, 6] (Study for Exam 1)
22 Sep: Return and discuss Exam 1, Intermediate Period (c. [2160-2053] (Chapter 6)
24 Sep: Pharaoh's Obelisk (Chapters 6)
29 Sep: The Middle Kingdom Renaissance [c. 2055-1650 BC] (Chapter 7)

1 Oct: Egypt Beyond the Pyramids - Mansions of the Spirit (Chapter 7)
6 Oct: The Second Intermediate Period [c. 1650-2055] (Chapter 8)
8 Oct: Egypt Uncovered, Vol. 4 - Deities & Demons (Chapter 8)
13 Oct: Review for Exam 2 [Ch. 6-8] (Study for Exam 2)
15 Oct: Exam 2 [Ch. 6-8] (Study for Exam 2)
20 Oct: Return and discuss Exam 2, The 18th Dynasty before the Amarana Period [c. 1550-1352 BC] (Chapter 9)
22 Oct: Egypt Uncovered, Vol. 3 - Age of Gold (Chapter 9)
27 Oct: The Amarna Period and the Later New Kingdom (Chapters 10)
29 Oct: Egypt's Lost City (Akhenaten) (Chapter 10)

3 Nov: The Amarna Period and the Later New Kingdom (cont.) (Chapters 10)
5 Nov: The Great Pharaohs of Egypt, Vol. 4 (Ramesses II) (Chapter 10)
8 Nov: Optional Field Trip - St. Louis Art Museum, Egyptian Exhibit
10 Nov: Review for Exam 3 [Ch. 9-10] (Study for Exam 3)
12 Nov: Exam 3 [Ch. 9-10] (Study for Exam 3)
17 Nov: Return and discuss Exam 3, Egypt and the Outside World (Chapter 11)
19 Nov: The Third Intermediate Period [c. 1069-664 BC] (Chapter 12)
24 Nov: Journey Through the Valley of the Kings (Chapter 12)
26-28 Nov: Thanksgiving Holiday - no class

1 Dec: The Late Period [664-332 BC], The Ptolemaic Period [332-30 BC], The Roman period [30 BC-395 AD] (Chapters 13, 14, 15)
     Egypt Beyond the Pyramids - The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
3 Dec: Review for Final Exam (Study for Final Exam)
10-14 Dec: FINAL EXAMS - Find your time and date below:

ANT 171 - section 01: MW (1:00 - 2:20 PM class), 8 Dec, 1:00 - 2:20 PM, HUM (ACA) 116