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Handout
Middle East Policy Council

Mepc: Teach Mideast: Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
In an effort to educate on the Middle East and Islam, MEPC offers this thorough resource featuring Egypt.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Egypt's Uprising

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in which students use a video, handouts, and other reading material to investigate events in Egypt, identify the causes of the demonstrations, and consider the U.S. response to these events.
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Article
US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: u.s. Relations With Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Egypt. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.
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Article
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace: Evaluating Egyptian Reform [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis on the political reform efforts in the country along with an evaluation on how much progress has been made. Egypt has been under a non-democratic system for many years now. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Article
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace: Egypt's Islamist Problem [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A good analysis of the various Islamist movements at work in Egypt and how the government should attempt to bring these groups into the political process. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Graphic
The British Museum

Ancient Egypt: Where Was Writing Used

For Students 9th - 10th
Uses many pictures to cover the use of heiroglyphics in ancient Egyptian temples and the tools used to create reliefs.
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Egypt. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
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Website
Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: British Occupation Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This TourEgypt.net site describes the British control of Egypt after 1882 until 1942.
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Handout
Other

West Chester University: Egypt & Europe in the 19th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly article that examines the history of Egypt during the period of imperialism. The author provides a good explanation as to why Egypt fell under the British sphere of influence by the late 19th century.