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Meet the Nubians: The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Small Class!)

We know little about them, but the Black Egyptians of ancient Nubia (modern Sudan) built a vital culture, rivaling ancient Egypt. They had their own pharaohs, built grand pyramids and won a battle against the Romans with a one-eyed queen!
Ilene Sennuwy Springer
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(196)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. There will be no official homework.
Certificate of Completion
Personalized. 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.

Class Experience

💥 Remember: February 1 - March 1, 2025 - Black History Month (also known as 
     African-American History Month)

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.  

  We'll cover:
• The pyramids of Nubia: how many, what they looked like and the differences 
    between the Nubian and Egyptian pyramid complexes.
•  The gods and goddesses of Nubia.
•  The land of the greatest archers in the world.
•  The Nubians as slaves in ancient Egypt.
•  When the Nubians ruled ancient Egypt for over 100 years.
•  The invention of Nubian writing.
•  What Nubia (Sudan) is like today.

How I Teach:
- Classes with only four students.  
- Dramatic Keynote (PowerPoint) presentation with 
   illustrations, maps and photos of ancient artwork.
- Animated lecture and discussion.
- The showing of genuine antiquities from my collection.
- The playing of a short video related to the subject.

I interact a lot with learners, encouraging kids to share their opinions, ideas, mistakes and triumphs.  I love it when kids laugh.  After the class, I message parents/caretakers to tell them how their student did, and I include extra files for their interest. 

CLASS PRICE includes (in addition to the scheduled class):

1. Welcome message to both the student and enroller.
2. Quiz (actually, a learning tool) as a pre-lesson activity.
3. Personalized post-class message to the student and enroller, 
    detailing how the learner did in class and any recommendations.
4. Availability to answer a student's questions (by message) after class.

💥 For more scheduled classes, please scroll down to “Show Alternative Times.”💥


Copyright ©, Ilene Springer, 2024
All rights reserved. No part of this lesson may be reproduced without the written permission of the author.

Learning Goals

At the end of this class, students will be able to:
1. Affirm that Nubia is considered one of the OLDEST CULTURES IN AFRICA.
learning goal

Other Details

Learning Needs
No experience with unique learning needs.
Parental Guidance
We will talk about slavery. And there could always be the issue of male and female nudity in the artwork of the ancient Egyptians.
Pre-Requisites
None.
Supply List
None.
 1 file available upon enrollment
Sources
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."
Joined April, 2020
4.9
196reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
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. My tour guide was from Nubia and it was from him that I learned about the Nubians and how proud they are about their heritage.

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.  

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$21

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Meets once
55 min

Completed by 23 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
1-4 learners per class

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