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Science Kids: Science Images: Great Sphinx of Giza, Ancient Egypt
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a well known statue built during Ancient Egypt. It features a lion with a human head and stands over 20 metres (66 feet) high and 70 metres (240 feet) long. This photo of the Great Sphinx of Giza was taken...
The British Museum
Ancient Egypt: Saw
Contains pictures and a brief overview of the design and use of wood saws in ancient Egypt.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ancient Egypt
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore Ancient Egypt Religion and Mummification. Learn about the Egyptian Gods and traditions when one passes on.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ancient Egypt
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart includes the study of Ancient Egypt, including vocabulary and definitions, as well as United Streaming video clips, links to websites and Activotes for assessment.
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New York Public Library: The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs: Egypt
A collection of digitized photographs, artworks, and documents on Egypt's history. Under 'Genre,' it is possible to filter them to isolate photographs, illustrations, etc.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Cairo: Living Past, Living Future
Interactive web unit will allow both educators and students to explore the history, culture, society, geography, and environment of this fascinating city that sits at the crossroads between ancient and modern, east and west, tradition...
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...
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Empire
PBS provides a fascinating glimpse of Egypt's New Kingdom, arising "more than one thousand years after the pyramids were built." Concentrating on the lives of seven pharaohs (one of them a woman), the site includes a timeline, lesson...
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...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Egyptian Mythology
Click the names on the left for descriptions of characters, places, and articles associated with Egyptian mythology. Some descriptions are lengthy and contain pictures and/or hieroglyphs.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: The Ancient Egyptian Number System
This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Palette of King Narmer
The Narmer Palette is such a valuable artifact that it has never been permitted to leave Egypt. Read this history of the palette to understand why it is so protected and view pictures in this article.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Egypt's Golden Empire: A Day in the Life
Find out what daily life for several types of Egyptians was like from this PBS site. Click on each member of society to see how he/she spent the day.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Scents Incense and Perfume
Egyptians loved good smells. Read about the use of incense and the manufacture of perfumes in ancient Egypt.
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Human Body in Egypitan Art
PBS documentary considers how ancient Egyptian artists chose to represent the human body and answers questions about how the cultural values of a society, such as the desire for order, shape its art. With close-ups of Egyptian art that...
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Ancient Art Podcast
Video podcast series about the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world hosted by Lucas Livingston, a director of education at the Art Institute of Chicago. Choose from a large menu of select topics on the art of ancient Egypt,...
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Personajes Del Antiguo Egipto
In Spanish, a very good quick reference guide to hundred's of Egyptians and their roles in society.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Woods
The Egyptians used wood for many things, but had very little locally, so you can see that they needed to trade for it. Read about how the carpenters used the wood they acquired. Hyperlinks to other places in website. Links to other...
University of Michigan
Univerisity of Michigan: A Taste of the Ancient World: Farming at Karanis
See pictures of tools used in grain production in ancient Egypt. The artifacts are similar to tools used today.
University College London
University College London: Digital Egypt: Basketry
Click on materials, techniques, or function to see pictures of basket techniques from ancient Egypt. Very little commentary, but interesting pictures.
Math Cats
Math Cats: Old Egyptian Math Cats Fractions
An informative and interactive exploration of fractions and how they were used by the ancient Egyptians. Use numbers to build fractions in the interactive game.
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Vatican Museums: Gregorian Egyptian Museum
In 1839, Pope Gregory XVI founded the Gregorian Egyptian Museum with artifacts from ancient Egypt coming from Rome and the Vatican. This site features pictures and scale drawings of each room in the museum.
The British Museum
British Museum: Senet: A Board Game From Ancient Egypt
Provides a description of the ancient Egyptian game of Senet along with the "rules" of the game and a picture of the board used. Requires Adobe Shockwave.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphic Typewriter
Students can enjoy writing sentences using this keyboard containing Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Send notes to friends, family or your teacher!
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