The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: Meet the Nubians (Small Class!) 𓃀𓃭𓄿𓎢
Ilene Sennuwy Springer
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(173)
Learn about the Nubians - southern neighbors to the ancient Egyptians - with their own pharaohs, grand pyramids and temples - and who had a love/hate relationship with their Egyptian counterparts.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
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You may not know much about them, but the people named the Black Egyptians, who lived in ancient Nubia (now modern Sudan), built a proud and vital culture that rivaled ancient Egypt. They had pharaohs, built grand pyramids and temples, and even had a one-eyed queen who successfully led her troops against the Romans.
We'll cover:
𓂀 The pyramids of Nubia: how many, what they looked like and the
...Students will learn: √ Why Nubia is considered one of the oldest cultures in Africa. √ How the proximity of two cultures influenced each other. √ Why some ancient cultures become "forgotten." √ How archaeology discovers "new" ancient civilizations.
I hold a Certificate of Museum Studies from Harvard University and a Diploma in Egyptology from Oxford College in England. And I’ve been to Egypt three times on personalized, educational tours. I've been captivated by ancient Egypt since I was 10 years old. And I feel it's my destiny to share my enthusiasm for and expertise on this beautiful and brilliant 5000-year-old civilization with all of you. I hope to see you soon in this class. I think you'll agree that The Egyptian Room is an attractive, fun and inspiring place to learn.
Homework Offered
There will be no official homework.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
There will be an informal, fun quiz at the beginning of the class (which students can download before) to see how much they know about ancient Egypt and Nubia and I will go over the same quiz with the students to see what they've learned after the class.Grades Offered
No experience with unique learning needs.
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In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Wikipedia
- Afrika Magazine
- Face-2-Face Africa
- Beyond the Single Story
- Video: The Black Pharaohs
- The Oriental Institute of Chicago University
- Ancient Tomb Sheds New Light University Chicago Press Journals
- Current Research in Nubian Archaeology (Gorgias Press 2019)
- The Archaeology of Sudan and Nubia (Annual Review of Anthropology)
- Pictures of Sudan’s forgotten Nubian pyramids
- 11,000 Years of Craniofacial and Mandibular variation in Lower Nubia (National Library of Medicine)
We will talk about slavery. And there could always be the issue of male and female nudity in the artwork of the ancient Egyptians.
This class is based on the facts of the Nubian archaeological record. I use the content of several primary and secondary resources (via the Web) plus a video that discusses the ancient Nubians (Sudanese). All my students are 13 years and older. They will not be linking directly to any resources outside of Outschool. Please see the list above: "Resources."
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(173)
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Group Class
$20
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-4 learners per class
