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Ancient China
The British Museum explores Ancient China by looking at different arts and crafts, geography, ancient tombs, and ancient writings. Students will be able to learn about these different topics and take challenges to see what they learned....
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British Museum: Mesopotamia: Palaces of Assyria: Palace Without a Rival
This virtual exhibition describes the stages in the construction of Sennacherib's Palace Without a Rival and the surrounding gardens, with quotes from Sennacherib accompanying the text. Click on highlighted words for pop-up definitions,...
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British Museum: Egyptian Life
Students learn about a day in the life of two ancient Egyptian families. They also explore paintings to learn more about the life of a wealthy nobleman in ancient Egypt. Afterwards, they can play Senet, a popular Egyptian game.
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Ancient Egypt: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses Ii the Ramesseum
Photographs of the Ramesseum are on this interesting website. Look at the site at a distance with Egyptian farms in the forefront. Click on the pictures on the left side of the site to see the expanse of this temple complex. There is...
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The British Museum: The Underworld of Ancient Egypt
Travel into the Underworld, a place, according to Egyptian belief, that one must pass through to get to paradise. See if you can make it safely.
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The British Museum: Adze
Contains graphics and a description of a tool used by ancient Egyptians called an adze.
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Ancient Egypt: Saw
Contains pictures and a brief overview of the design and use of wood saws in ancient Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Lord of Two Lands
This site provides a detailed overview of the most powerful person in ancient Egypt, the pharaoh. Content includes a story detailing the creation of the pharaoh, various pieces of ancient artwork, and a learning activity.
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British Museum: Temples
Explore some temples in Egypt and the mysteries that surround them. Students learn about the parts of the temple, why each of these parts is important, and why temples were built the way they were.
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British Museum: Highlights of the Collection: Caryatid From the Erechtheion
View a highlight from the museum's collection of a caryatid, one of the original six column supports removed from the Erechtheum, an ancient Greek temple located on the Acropolis.
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British Museum: Ife Head: Brass Head of a Ruler
An example of a bronze sculptural piece produced by the Yoruba people of East Africa. Famous for its sense of realism, which was unique in African art at the time (twelfth to fourteenth century AD), this head of a king, from Ife, is...
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British Museum: The Royal Game of Ur
This is an interactive game for two players with six pieces each called the Royal Game of Ur. You can play against another person or against the computer and the game along with the instructions is interactive.
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British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Imperial China
Historical overview of imperial China, with related image gallery of Chinese art objects.
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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.
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Ancient Egypt: Bed Frame
Contains a brief overview of the materials and tools used in the construction of an ancient Egyptian bed frame.
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Ancient Egypt: Cabinet
Contains pictures and a brief description of an ancient Egyptian wood cabinet.
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Ancient Egypt: Wood
Provides pictures of an ornate wooden box in order to illustrate the use of various woods by ancient Egyptian craftsmen.