National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Scroll Paintings (Lesson Plan)
Students apply knowledge about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and work collaboratively with classmates creating scroll paintings in this lesson. The Book of the Dead is referred to in teaching students about Ancient Egypt and...
Curated OER
Ancient Egyptian Religion
This site provides in-depth information about the religion in Ancient Egypt. Religion is detailed in terms of early beliefs, major cults, the development of a national religion, the role of the King, and life after death.
Curated OER
Ancient Egyptian Religion
This site provides in-depth information about the religion in Ancient Egypt. Religion is detailed in terms of early beliefs, major cults, the development of a national religion, the role of the King, and life after death.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Temple of Amun Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak
The massive temple complex of Karnak was the principal religious center of the god Amun-Re in Thebes during the New Kingdom. The complex remains one of the largest religious complexes in the world. This temple gives scholars a wealth of...
Other
Amenhotep Iv (Akhenaten)
Provides a concise summary of the life of Amenhotep IV, including comments regarding his legacy in later societies.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: The Foundation Ceremony for Ancient Egyptian Religious Buildings
If you are going to spend all that time and money building a temple, you want things to go right. That's where the foundation ceremonies came into play. The ceremonies had a strict set of rites to be followed to bring good luck to the...
BBC
Bbc World Service:the Story of Africa
The history of Africa is documented from earliest times to the present. The menu bar divides it into time periods which then divide into sub-topics; also included is a visual timeline.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Copts
The Copts of Egypt are a religious minority (numbering about 6 million in Egypt) whose church they believe to have been founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist. The Coptic church is the ancient church of Egypt. Outside of Egypt, Coptic...