PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Natural Resources
This PBS article explains how Egypt, even though a desert region, was blessed with many natural resources.
Other
The Source of the Nile
Describes David Livingstone's journey to discover the source of the Nile.
Other
15.0 (High School) "Rising Tensions Over the Nile River Basin" Mini Unit [Pdf]
In this lesson students will analyze the concept of a global commons dilemma through an evaluation of a primary source document.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Geography of Ancient Egypt
Thirteen-slide PowerPoint presentation on the geography of Ancient Egypt. Slides contain photos, maps and instructional information. [Requires download.]
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt: Pyramids at Giza
Read about the impressive pyramids at Giza, how they were made, and why they were placed the way they were.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Egypt: Geography
Overview of the geography of Egypt with information from the CIA World Fact Book. Learn about the terrain, climate, natural resources, environment, and importance of its geographic location.
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Egypt Queen of the Nile
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains biographical information about the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Ancient Egypt Religion
Topics discussed: creation, symbols, polytheism, Book of the Dead, Mummification, Cartouche, Curse of the Mummy, pyramids, and the Riddle of Sphinx. Very Interactive!!! - Make your own cartouche, explore a tomb, and make your own mummy.
Other
Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Nile River & Desert
This resource provides great pictures of the Nile River and surrounding desert with some description of this unique geography. Very interesting and informative.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Sudan: Political Map
This small map of Sudan clearly shows the course of the White Nile and Blue Nile, their confluence, and the subsequent Nile River. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ancient Egypt, an Introduction
Egyptian imagery, concepts, and perspectives are found everywhere; you will find them in architectural forms, on money, and in our day to day lives. This introduction will provide you with the primary filters to view and understand...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Shilluk
The Shilluk are the most northern Nilotic-speaking people in modern Africa. Shilluk country covers approximately 320 kilometers on the west bank of the White Nile. Most of Shilluk country is open savanna and free from the annual floods...
A&E Television
History.com: Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt
From nourishing agricultural soil to serving as a transportation route, the Nile was vital to ancient Egypt's civilization. The Nile, which flows northward for 4,160 miles from east-central Africa to the Mediterranean, provided ancient...
BBC
Bbc: The Story of Africa: The Nile Valley
A brief description of the Nile Valley and the riches it contains.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
Other
River Systems of the World
Find statistics about the many river systems of the world. Includes facts such as length, drainage area, cities, notable tributaries, and more. Also provides links to sites about some of the rivers.
Other
Cmc: Egyptian Civilization: Geography
Site provides information about Egyptian geography. Describes the importance of the Nile River and the Nile River Valley.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: The Nile River and Geography of Ancient Egypt for Kids
History Questions: Nile River Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: The River Nile
Learning resource for kids with map and photos on the Nile River tells about the importance of rivers to the development of civilization in ancient Egypt. Inlcudes links to teacher resources.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Enrichment Ancient Egypt
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes life in ancient Egypt, the Egyptians belief systems and the mummification and burial process during those times. Discussion questions are posed throughout this activity.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History for Kids: Boats and Transportation
Kids learn about the boats and transportation of Ancient Egypt. The Nile River was an important way to travel using ships and rafts.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian History: Geography and the Nile River
Kids learn about Ancient Egyptian Geography and the Nile River. The Nile provided fertile land, transportation, and building materials for Egypt.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Longest River in the World
Compares the Amazon River with the Nile River to show that the Amazon is the largest but the Nile is the longest. Includes interesting facts about the Nile River and a table comparing the sizes of ten rivers around the world.
Other
Saudio Aramco World: The Last Nile Flood
An article regarding the yearly flooding of the Nile River.