Ancient Egypt



Ancient Egypt-Homework Central
    Links to religion and culture, death, pyramids and temples, and art.

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.



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