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Widescreen. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (696 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm). |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
| Series |
The great courses. Travel |
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Great courses (DVD). Travel.
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| Note |
24 lectures (approximately 30 minutes each). |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Lecturer, Melinda Hartwig. |
| Note |
"Course no. 80020." |
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Program content: ©2021. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation. |
| Summary |
The wonders of ancient Egypt have intrigued and dazzled humanity for thousands of years. This course takes you deep inside the tombs, temples, palaces, and dwellings of the ancient Egyptians, where you'll explore the structure and meaning of the Egyptian pyramid, delve into Egyptian cosmology, relive elaborate mystical rituals, discover sublime treasures of art, and learn in detail how the ancient Egyptians lived and died. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Exploring the gift of the Nile ; The major museums of Cairo ; How to build a pyramid ; The Great Pyramid: the last ancient wonder ; The Great Sphinx and the Giza Plateau ; The Step Pyramid: Djoser's stairway to heaven -- disc 2. The capital at Memphis and the Saqqara tombs ; Old, new and late Saqqara ; Saqqara's famous fifth-dynasty tombs ; King Sneferu and the first true pyramid ; Power and revolution: Beni Hasan and Amarna ; Akhenaten's city at Anarna and Hermopolis -- disc 3. Abydos: the religious center of Osiris ; The Temple of Hathor at Dendera ; The Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak ; Luxor Temple and the Opet festival ; Royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings ; Valley of the Queens and workman's village -- disc 4. The Colossi of Memnon and Hatshepsut's Temple ; Theban Tombs: the Necropolis of Nobles ; Ptolemaic Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo ; The ancient Egyptian frontier: Aswan ; The temples at Philae and Abu Simbel ; Alexandria and the lost city of Tanis. |
| Language |
In English; closed captioned. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Description and travel.
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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| Genre/Form |
Lecture. (DNLM)D019531
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Lectures. (OCoLC)fst01919935
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Lectures.
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Educational films.
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Instructional films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hartwig, Melinda K., speaker.
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Vannall, Octavia, film producer.
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Yumping, Katrina, film producer.
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De Moraes, Roberto, film director.
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Teaching Company, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Guided tour of ancient Egypt |
| ISBN |
9781644651018 |
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1644651017 |
| Music No. |
PB80020A The Great Courses (guidebook) |
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PD80020A The Great Courses (discs) |
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ID80020A-01 The Great Courses (container) |
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80020A The Great Courses (container) |
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