Web Links - UNIT 3 - EGYPT
Free Penn State Art History Lectures - Heather C. MacCune Bruhn
http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/art-history-111/id429890882
Early Dynastic Egypt – 30:46
Old Kingdom Art – 25:41
Middle Kingdom – 22:51
New Kingdom – 40:18
Amarna and Tutankhamen – 36:01
Ramses and Late Egyptian Art – 22:42
Metropolitan Museum Video on Egyptian Art (20:minutes) iTunes University
http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/itunes-u-fine-arts-art-history/id40000019
Cairo Museum
Tens of thousands of objects of rare beauty, mystery, and iconic power draw visitors from all over
the world. 27:00 (Films on Demand)
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1506&xtid=40745
Great Empires of the Past: Core Concepts Video Clip Library
Watch segments 4-6 0n Egypt about 7:00 (Films on Demand)
Ancient Egypt: The Great Pyramids; Ancient Egypt: Religion, Science, and Culture
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1506&xtid=41675-05&loid=102809
Egyptology: Tutankhamun’s Tomb and the Rosetta Stone
When Howard Carter entered the long-sought tomb of Tutankhamun, it did not take him long to
confirm that it was indeed the final resting place of the legendary Boy King. But his knowledge of
hieroglyphics had only been made possible by the enigmatic Rosetta Stone, deciphered precisely
100 years earlier by Jean-François Champollion. 52:00 (Films on Demand)
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1506&xtid=33706
Ancient Egypt (General Overview)
For almost 3,000 years, the pharaohs ruled a civilization that is arguably the grandest of the ancient
world. This program sheds new light on this enigmatic empire, offering information on the god-kings,
the construction of the pyramids, religions and cults, mummification and burial rites, the Rosetta Stone,
and the vast treasures of Tutankhamen. 47:00 (Films on Demand)
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1506&xtid=8683
Egypt
This program explores Egypt’s awe-inspiring engineering accomplishments through the prism of its
pharaohs’ indomitable personalities. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. A part of the series
Engineering an Empire. 45:00 (Films on Demand)
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=1506&xtid=42656
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