Ancient Egypt: Reconstructing the Past: Reconstructing the Past

by Pamela Bradley

• ISBN13: 9780521776561
• ISBN10: 0521776562
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

For senior secondary students studying Ancient History. Particularly suitable for the new NSW HSC Ancient History syllabus, with extensive coverage of the personalities listed for the new Core Study. Text divided into four parts which cover the political, social, economic and religious developments and changes that occurred from the early Dynastic Period to the death of Ramessess II. Special focus on: The achievement of particular pharaohs, including: Hatshepsut, Akkhenaten, Ramessess II; The impact of other significant individuals and groups; social life, funerary beliefs and practices during the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms. Provides a vast range of primary and secondary source material, without loosing sight of the historical narrative.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The physical environment of Ancient Egypt

Sources for Egyptian history

The formative years of Egyptian greatness

The Old Kingdom - the Pyramid Age

The experimental phase of pyramid building

Religious and political changes

The life of the king and his people

Preparing for eternity

The Middle Kingdom

The achievements of the 11th and 12th dynasties

The New Kingdom

A vigorous new beginning

The Female Horus - Hatshepsut

Valiant like Montu - Thutmose III

The Dazzling Sun disk - Amenhotep III

Akhenaten and the Amarna interlude

A change of dynasty - Seti I and Ramessess II

Egyptian expansion and its effects on New Kingdom society

Everyday life in New Kingdom Egypt

New Kingdom funerary beliefs and burial practices

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