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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Scroll Paintings (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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...
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Curated OER

Ancient Egyptian Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ancient Egyptian Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Temple of Amun Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Other

Amenhotep Iv (Akhenaten)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a concise summary of the life of Amenhotep IV, including comments regarding his legacy in later societies.
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Website
Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: The Foundation Ceremony for Ancient Egyptian Religious Buildings

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
BBC

Bbc World Service:the Story of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Copts

For Students 9th - 10th
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...