World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Abu Simbel
Encyclopedia entry detailing the temple complex, Abu Simbel, and discussing the achievements, gods and sacred sites of ancient Egypt.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Chance That Rooms Are Hidden Behind King Tut's Tomb
Article reports on the theory of hidden rooms in King Tut's tomb.
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 5 5 14: How the Egyptians Really Built the Pyramids
Find out about the new scientific theory about how the pyramids were built and why so many scientists find it convincing.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Egyptian Pyramids
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson on the Egyptian Pyramids in which students use primary resources to determine who the workers were that built the pyramids. Lesson plan, PowerPoint and original documents included.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt!: The Dahshur Necropolis in Egypt
Describes the pyramid complex at Dahshur, Egypt, which opened in 1996. Links on the left lead to more detailed information.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt!: An Overview of the Giza Plateau in Egypt
Provides detailed information about the pyramids on the Giza Plateau
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: Thirty First Dynasty
Extensively details the period of Persian rule in Egypt by referring to multiple sources, some of which are non-Egyptian. Contains hyperlinked definitions of terms and descriptions of people.
BBC
Bbc: Egyptians
The BBC offers an excellent site full of resources on ancient Egypt. Includes a large collection of articles, images, and stories. Archived.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: Aten Worship
A detailed discussion of the worship of Aten during the reign of Amen-Hetep IV (Amenhotep), including a translation of the "Hymn to Aten".
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
Awesome examples of Egyptian art are given on these web pages from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Enjoy looking at pictures of actual pieces of art that are currently in the museum. Along with the art are brief historical...
Other
Eternal Egypt: The Great Sphinx at Giza
This resource presents an extraordinary mix of rich-media assets about the Great Sphinx at Giza and related topics that uses technology to bring this impressive cultural legacy of Egypt's past to life. It includes specialized tools that...
Harvard University
Harvard University: Digital Giza: Giza Project
Explore a 3D, historically accurate virtual world set in ancient Egypt. Giza 3D is the product of a decades-long collaboration between many institutions and companies, under the leadership of Professor Peter Manuelian. The Giza Project...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Ancient Architecture
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Egypt's Pyramids
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Egyptian Mummies" by Us history.org
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Egyptian Social Structure
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Developing Civilization in Ancient Egypt
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Article reports on the probability of a hidden chamber inside King Tutankhamun's Tomb, and who might be buried there.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Ancient Egypt, an Introduction
Art History and culture for students studying ancient Egypt provides an introduction from which students develop a framework for understanding the culture and its impact on future cultures.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Palette of King Narmer
Smarthistory resource with analytical discussion of the Palette of King Narmer helps students gain an understanding of ancient Egypt through theoretical interpretation of the image itself. With photos and links to additional resources.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Ancient Egypt
Learn about the art of ancient Egypt in this historical overview and image gallery of Egyptian art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
Other
Mc Clung Museum of Natural History & Culture: Early Photographs of Egypt
A collection of 231 historical photographs of Egypt from the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century. They depict both ancient and modern Egypt and are organized into different periods of Egypt's history going back to the Old...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cats Yesterday and Today
In this video segment from Nature, discover the various roles the cat has played in our history. [6:54]
PBS
Pbs Nova: Riddles of the Sphinx
The Great Sphinx has remained a mystery for centuries. How was it built and who or what does it represent? These are a few of the questions that Nova's team of archeologists try to answer as they search for clues about these colossal...