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Amigos De La Egiptologia: Arte: Amigos en El Antiguo Egipto
An incredible site that embraces Egyptian forms of art. It is understood that all these Egyptian artworks had a clearly defined function.
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Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Seated Scribe
Take a closer look at a work of Egyptian sculpture wherein you can see details of the work through a virtual magnifying glass. Accompanying commentaries and animations provide historical and artistic analysis. Useful in-context tools...
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute: Nubia: The Land and the People
Read all about Nubia and the people that live there. Includes photos of artifacts, maps, and a timeline.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Exhibition: Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses
The long-term exhibition, "Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses" was on view at the Brooklyn Museum in 2007. This page includes selected works from the exhibit and a teachers link.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Take a tour of the King Tut Exhibition without leaving your classroom. Learn how King Tut lived from before he became a pharaoh up until his death. You can also explore his tomb.
Curated OER
Hieroglyphics
This site from the Alien Travel Guide provides information on the different customs of Egyptian Theatre. There is also a hieroglyphic of Egyptians dancing. Set up as a slide show, user may also click through a variety of other theatre...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Journey to the Afterlife
In groups of four, have students design an Egyptian funerary barge to transport the mummy through the underworld to the afterlife. The design of the boat is extremely critical in order for the mummy to have a chance to reach and enter...
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt Monthly: Ancient Egyptian Agriculture
This Tour Egypt Monthly informative article overviews important aspects of Ancient Egyptian Agriculture, including the Nile flooding, farming tools, grain and vegetable cultivation, and animal domestication. Included are small images of...
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online: Egypt Daily Life: Flax
Provides information on the development and use of flax in the production of linen in ancient Egypt.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Ancient Egyptian Overseas Trade
A comprehensive article that details the trading partners of Egyptians and the goods that were exchanged by them. Includes a map of trading routes as well.
BBC
Bbc: The Mummy Maker
An interactive game that allows the students to act as ancient Egyptian embalmers. Requires Flash plug-in.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Great Pyramids of Giza
The last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids of Giza are perhaps the most famous and discussed structures in history. However, they are threatened by urban encroachment and political chaos. With the...
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Composition and Development of Ancient Egyptian Tools
A comprehensive look at the materials the Egyptians used to make tools. Because of the importance of craftsmen, there are many preserved drawings and artifacts of the tools themselves.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Bread, the Staff of Life
A look at the preparation of flour and the baking of bread in ancient Egyptian kitchens. Bread, the staff of life, was vital to all classes of Egyptians.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Food: Bread, Beer, and All Good Things
An interesting look at food, cooking, and cooking utensils in ancient Egypt. Take the opportunity to see pictures of banquets from tombs, and read quotes from ancient Egyptian records.
BBC
Bbc: The Great Pyramid: Gateway to Eternity
Author provides a six page essay on the age of the Egyptian pyramids. Special attention is given to the Great Pyramid, the burial chamber, and the concept of life after death for the king who would ?spend eternity traversing the sky and...
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Fruits and Vegetables
A description of the many fruits and vegetables available to the ancient Egyptians. A chart is provided showing which frits and vegetables were grown in which seasons.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pyramid of Menkaure
The third of the major pyramids at Giza belongs to Menkaure. This is the smallest of the three, but the complex preserved some of the most stunning examples of sculpture to survive from all of Egyptian history. Read the history of this...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pyramid of Khufu
The Great Pyramid was built by the pharaoh Khufu and is the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza. Read details and view pictures of this engineering accomplishment in this article.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Egypt: Economy
Find out what the Egyptian government is doing to jump-start its economy. Although based on agriculture, see how the economy is branching out into other sectors to provide jobs for millions of Egyptians. Information is from the U.S....
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Aldokkan: Ancient Egyptian Temple Design
A side-by-side comparison of the design principles embodied in ancient Egyptian versus ancient Greek temples, with additional facts and illustrations about the function and evolution of temples in ancient Egypt. Includes short...
BBC
Bbc News: Akhenaten and the Amarna Period
A nice article on the life of Akhenaten and the period of Egyptian history known as the Amarna Period. Archived.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Meat and Fish
An interesting look at the role meat and fish played in the Egyptians' diet. Many kinds of animals were domesticated for use of both upper and lower classes. Hyperlinks for more information.
National Museums Liverpool
The Nile File
Follow your guide and see the life of an ordinary Egyptian man at school, at home, and in the village. Take a quiz to see what you've learned. There are additional links to activities, websites, books and more.
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