This four session class runs April 9 - April 30th. Perhaps no other civilization has so thoroughly captured the hearts and minds of the western world as that of the Ancient Egyptians.
The Egyptian culture and society led the way as the world’s leader in art and architecture, science and industry, religion and philosophy. The Old Kingdom (2700-2300 BCE) saw the rise in monumental funerary architecture; designed as tributes to the deceased. Trace the development of pyramid technology from Saqqara to Meidum to Giza. By the time of the New Kingdom (1550-1000 BCE), the next world was opened up to anyone who had the sufficient coin of the realm to purchase a tomb. Mortuary temples and tomb complexes replaced the pyramid as the gateway to the underworld.
An international educational consultant, speaker, archaeologist, historian, researcher, teacher and writer, Dr. STEVEN DERFLER has been uncovering the histories of Ancient Civilizations for 35 years. He is the founder of Educational Resources, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization that works with both institutes of higher education and the adult community, to promote understanding and tolerance between different ethnic and religious groups through innovative, interdisciplinary programming.
