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Ancient
Egypt
Covers art, architecture
(pyramids), culture, religion, medicine, and current archaeological discoveries.
Mark Millmore's
Ancient Egypt
Includes information
on and drawings of pyramids and temples, biographies of kings and queens,
and an explanation of the basic rules of hieroglyphs.
Guardian's
Egypt - Main Gate
Extensive listing of
sites including Pyramids, Kings & Queens, Hieroglyphs, Mummies, Sites
& Monuments, and Egyptian Art/Music.
Life
in Ancient Egypt
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Exhibitions
Contains information
on the Natural World--Geography of Ancient Egypt, Daily Life, Gods and
Religion, Preparing for an Afterlife, and an annotated vocabulary list.
Egypt
Revealed
Sections on funerary
customs, pyramids, writing, and trading.
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures
Contains information
on pyramids, images, extensive list of other Internet sites,
Ancient
Egypt
Covers Egyptian life,
geography, Gods, Pyramids, and writing.
Nova
Online: Pyramids
PBS site exploring the
pyramids of Ancient Egypt; includes many visuals and cross-sections.
Hieroglyphic
Translator
Just for fun--translate
words or sentences into hieroglyphics.
Hieroglyphic
Page
Egyptian alphabet and
hieroglyphics.
Ancient
Egypt Discovery Case
Interactive timeline,
arts, hieroglyphics, mummies--explore.
The
Ancient Egypt Site
This site is dedicated
to the history and culture of Ancient Egypt. There is an overview of history
which can be searched chronologically or by keyword and an explanation
of the names of the Pharaohs (including an illustration of their names
in hieroglyphs).
Daily
Life in Ancient Egypt
Sites with additional
information about the daily life of the Ancient Egyptians: the Nile and
its importance, religion, the priestly and military caste, medicine, astronomy,
astrology--even beer and wine-making.
Civilization
of Ancient Egypt
Egypt State Information Service
Articles and images on
subjects such as: Sports in Ancient Egypt, The Significance of Writing,
Scientific Achievements of Ancient Egyptians, Education and Learning, Medicine,
Dress and Adornment, Marriage, Glass-making, and Biography of Akhenaten.
The
Ancient Egyptian People's Dependence on the Nile
Ancient Technologies Project, University
of Colorado
Be sure to click on:
Geographical,
Cultural, Technical, Organizational.
Mysteries
of Egypt- Canadian Museum of Civilization
A comprehensive site
on Egyptian civilization, life and times of Tutankhamun and an online tour
Egyptian exhibits from this Canadian museum.
History
of Ancient Egypt Course
This site contains many
of the images used in class as part of the lectures and discussions
of a course on Ancient Egyptian History taught at Northwestern University
in the US by Professor Peter Piccone.
Ancient
Egypt
Department of Education, University of Richmond
Very basic background
information including: daily life, hieroglyphs, pharaohs, pyramids, religion
and the Sphinx.