Ancient Egypt

Resources in this category:

Ancient Eygpt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

You'll love this site because it has good information and it looks totally cool! Read about Egyptian Life, Geography, Mummification, Trades, Writing, and more! Find a friend to play Senet, the Egyptian board game.

Corkankhamun Explains Mummification
http://www.neferchichi.com/mummies.html

Do you need to do a report about mummies? Or do you just think mummies are cool? Then take a look at this site. You'll be guided in your adventures by a bunch of chihuahuas.

Egypt: Gift of the Nile
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/archive/egypt/defaul...

Read about ancient Egyptian culture in Egyptomania. Try on wigs at the barbershop, and read Sosha's story. Teachers, there are good resources for you here too!

Guardian's Egypt
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/

Want to know how to make a mummy? Learn about King Tut or Queen Nefertiti? Or do you just want a basic history of Ancient Egypt? Then this is your site! It's full of interesting articles, pictures, stories and myths about Egypt, the pyramids, pharaohs, mummies, and everything else Egyptian.

Mummies of Ancient Egypt
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/

What are mummies? How are mummies made? Who were the mummies? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this colorful web site!

Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

"Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. " Based on a program originally aired on PBS' NOVA television series.

The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/index.htm#about

This online exhibit includes a virtual tour inside a full-scale tomb, the exhibition film, and multimedia slideshows of specific objects. To use these multimedia resources, you must have QuickTime or RealPlayer installed on your computer.

Tale of Three Cities
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities/

"A vivid look at how life has, and hasn't, changed in the past 2,000 years" by comparing three cities from different millennia: Alexandria, Egypt in A.D.1; Cordoba, Spain in A.D. 1000; and New York City in A.D. 2000.

Virtual Egyptian Museum
http://www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org/

Examine this collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts (including mummies!) not on display in a physical museum. You can see many views of each work in large pop-up box format. The reference section includes lists of almost all known Egyptian kings.