DIRECTIONS: Listen to the following podcasts and see how French politics, ambition, and war changed the world and contributed to the invention of Egyptology (study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art).
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In 1798 Napoleon decided to launch an expedition to Egypt instead of leading a direct attack on England – but why?
When Napoleon planned a secret mission to Egypt, he authorized three men to create a Commission of Sciences and Arts. The commission’s 151 members, however, soon learned the mission wasn’t what they expected.
In 1798 Napoleon decided to launch an expedition to Egypt instead of leading a direct attack on England – but why?
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