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30-Second Ancient Egypt
The 50 Most Important Achievements of a Timeless Civilization, each Explained in Half a Minute
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30-Second Ancient Egypt
The 50 Most Important Achievements of a Timeless Civilization, each Explained in Half a Minute
About this book
Weve all heard of pyramids, hieroglyphs and Cleopatra, but how much do you really know about ancient Egypt? Why was the Nile integral to the unification of Egypt? What is the mystery surrounding Queen Hetepheres tomb? What did the Amarna Letters reveal? What did the ancient Egyptians eat and drink? 30-Second Ancient Egypt presents a unique insight into one of the most brilliant and beguiling civilizations, where technological innovations and architectural wonders emerge among mysterious gods and burial rites. Each entry is summarized in just 30 seconds using nothing more than two pages, 300 words and a single picture. From royal dynasties and Tutankhamuns tomb, to hieroglyphs and mummification, interspersed with biographies of Egypts most intriguing rulers, this is the quickest path to understanding the 50 key ideas and innovations that developed and defined one of the worlds great civilizations.
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Barry J. Kemp
(Routledge; 2nd edition, 2006)
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Ian Shaw
(Oxford University Press, 2004)
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Carol Andrews and Raymond Faulkner
(University of Texas Press, 1990)
Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions & Answers
Thomas Schneider
(Cornell University Press, 2013)
Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation
Ian Shaw
(Bristol Classical Press, 2012)
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Douglas J. Brewer
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)
The Art of Ancient Egypt
Gay Robins
(Harvard University Press; 2nd edition, 2008)
A Companion to Ancient Egypt (2 vols.)
Edited by Alan B. Lloyd
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Richard H. Wilkinson
(Thames & Hudson, 2003)
The Complete Pyramids
Mark Lehner
(Thames & Hudson, 1997)
The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt
Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton
(Thames & Hudson, 2004)
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Richard H. Wilkinson
(Thames & Hudson, 2000)
Egypt and the Egyptians
Douglas J. Brewer and Emily Teeter
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)
Egyptian Archaeology
Edited by Willeke Wendrich
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Encounters with Ancient Egypt (8 vols.)
Edited by Peter Ucko
(Left Coast Press, 2005)
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture
Dieter Arnold
(Princeton University Press, 2003)
A History of Ancient Egypt
Marc Van De Mieroop
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Edited by Donald B. Redford
(Oxford University Press, 2000)
The Oxfor...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Land & People
- Architecture & Sites
- Great Discoveries
- Science, Medicine & Technology
- Thought & Belief
- Art & Culture
- Life & Society
- APPENDICES
- Copyright