Ancient Egypt - Civ of The Nile & Near East (ARCH-0026)

Fall 2026 · ARCH 0026 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Survey of roughly 4,000 years of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern civilization spanning c. 3,200 BCE to 651 CE. Analysis of the interrelations between art, architecture, history, and ideology, as preserved in material culture, inscriptions, and literary texts: pyramids, temples, tombs, settlements and cities, exceptional masterpieces and artifacts of daily life. Multiple excursions into religion, diplomacy, hieroglyphic writing, and artistic technique. Examination of the internal and external relations of Egypt in the context of a world system that included the kingdoms and empires of the Near East and the Mediterranean: from the Sumerians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Babylonians, to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Alexander the Great, and the Imperium Romanum. Includes a field trip to the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts.

Course codes: ARCH-0026, ARCH 0026, ARCH0026, ARCH-26, ARCH 26, ARCH26, HIST-0076, HIST 0076, HIST0076, HIST-76, HIST 76, HIST76, CLS-0026, CLS 0026, CLS0026, CLS-26, CLS 26, CLS26, ILVS-0026, ILVS 0026, ILVS0026, ILVS-26, ILVS 26, ILVS26

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