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Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture

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Basic Information

Ancient Egypt

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/

Details about Egyptian civilization, pyramids, rulers and hieroglyphs. Contemporary etchings based on Egyptian monuments and tomb paintings are illustrated.

Enter the Egyptian Experience

http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/

Detailed information about social roles, hieroglyphs and an interactive map. Also includes a teacher resource link.

Egyptomania

http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/index.html

Lots of interactive children activities including a tour, a quiz and art activities.

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

http://www.sk4p.net/egypt/gods.shtml

An accurate description list of the major gods and goddesses of Ancient Egyptian culture.

Mummy Tombs

http://www.mummytombs.com/

Facts and pictures about Egyptian mummies.

Also has interesting details worldly mummies, and contemporary news.

Royal Mummies

http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IS/WENTE/NN_Win95/NN_Win95.html

Scholarly article applying modern technology to old questions - gives a glimpse into the complicated world of Egyptology.

Medicine in Ancient Egypt

http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/egypt.HTM

An informative and sophisticated site about medicine in Ancient Egypt. You can also find out about medicine in ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

Egyptian Sculpture

http://www.widefocus.net/cairo_museum.html

Images from the collection of the Cairo Museum.

Interactive Egypt

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

Created by the British Museum, this website contains information on Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddesses, mummification, pyramids and so much more.                                                  top

Terms and Symbolism

Animals of Ancient Egypt

http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/egypt_animals.html

Learn about the scared animals in Egyptian culture. Pictures, symbol drawings and descriptions tell of the role animals played in Egyptian society.

Reeders Egypt Page

http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/index.html

This page is dedicated to examining some aspects of the art, archaeology, religion and history of Egypt. Enter the tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, and learn about Tekenu and Muu.

How to Read Hieroglyphics

http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/

A clear informative introduction on how to read hieroglyphs, from symbol meaning to direction of sentence.

Teacher Resources

Neferchichi's Tomb

http://www.neferchichi.com/

Find Egyptian activities and projects for students.

Mr. Donn's Ancient History

http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html#EGYPT

A teacher created web site with lesson plans and work sheets.

Odyssey Teacher Resource

http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/Teachers/index.htm

Helps teacher incorporate museum objects into the classroom. A lesson library is also provided.         top


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