Ancient Egypt : Reconstructing the Past (Paperback)

Part I. Introduction: 1. The physical environment of Ancient Egypt; 2. Sources for Egyptian history; 3. The formative years of Egyptian greatness; Part II. The Old Kingdom - The Pyramid Age: 4. The experimental phase of pyramid building; 5. Religious and political changes; 6. The life of the king and his people; 7. Preparing for eternity; Part III. The Middle Kingdom: 8. The achievements of the 11th and 12th dynasties; Part IV. The New Kingdom: 9. A vigorous new beginning; 10. The Female Horus - Hatshepsut; 11. Valiant like Montu - Thutmose III; 12. The Dazzling Sun disk - Amenhotep III; 13. Akhenaten and the Amarna interlude; 14. A change of dynasty - Seti I and Ramessess II; 15. Egyptian expansion and its effects on New Kingdom society; 16. Everyday life in New Kingdom Egypt; 17. New Kingdom funerary beliefs and burial practices.