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Preliminary Research / Flash Research
These websites have short blurbs of information about various topics relating to ancient Egypt.
They are good for exploring, sparking thinking, and finding topics of interest. These sites will help you to continue to build your background knowledge.
Background knowledge is the glue that helps learning stick!
Egyptian Lightbox- an interactive ebook on Egyptians
Mr. Donn Egypt : Links to information in all aspects of ancient Egypt including daily life, religions, government, myths and more.
DK Find Out- Ancient Egypt for Kids : Use the interactive map to navigate the site and find out information about "the most stable civilization in human history".
Smithsonian Institute Ancient Egypt : Images of artifacts such as mummified animals, shrines, amulets, figurines, mummy masks
Ancient History Encyclopedia : The world's most- read history encyclopedia. Search by keywords, timelines, maps and more.
Penn Museum Exhibitions : Find the civilization you are interested under the Exhibitions tab.
Day Library Ancient Egypt Books : A list of the books on Ancient Egypt found in Day Library's collection.
Ancient Egypt Online Learn about the important aspects of Ancient Egyptian history and culture by exploring this website.
The Ancient Egypt Site Explore the history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt in this website created by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
BBC: Ancient Egypt Explore the wonders of Ancient Egypt by looking at this helpful website provided by the BBC.
PBS: Ancient Egypt Discover all aspects of Ancient Egypt by exploring this website provided by PBS.
Usborne Quick Links for Ancient Egypt (numerous topics and website links)
History on the Net - Ancient Egyptians (house, food, clothing, hieroglyphs, mummification, numerals)
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Daily Life General
BBC: Ancient Egyptians Daily Life: Health hazards + cures, careers for women, private lives of pyramid builders
History on the Net - Ancient Egyptians (house, food, clothing, hieroglyphs, mummification, numerals)
Ancient Egyptian Culture - AHE
The Ancient Egypt Site Explore the history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt in this website created by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
Ancient Egypt for Kids This helpful website provides numerous links that are about Ancient Egypt’s geography, schools, games, and many more with a click away.
Children
Article on Children from Mr. Donn
Food
Food for the Afterlife - The British Museum
Fashion
Gender and sexuality
A Woman’s Afterlife - Gender Transformation (Brooklyn Museum)
From Warrior Women to Female Pharaohs: Careers for Women in Ancient Egypt - BBC
The Truth Behind Female Pharaohs and Their Power - National Geographic
Entertainment
Game of Senet - Museum of Science (Click view on the Wayback Machine)
https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/metkids/2017/ancient-egypt-board-games
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1036/games-sports--recreation-in-ancient-egypt/
http://healthy.uwaterloo.ca/museum/VirtualExhibits/Ancient/Senet/index.html
Cats
Overview of Cats in the Ancient World- AHE
Cats in the Ancient World - AHE
Cats Rule in Ancient Egypt - National Geographic Kids
Archaeologists Discovered Dozens of cat Mummies - The Washington Post
Why the Ancient Egyptians Loved their Kitties - Smithsonian.com
Herodotus on Cats - Primary Source from AHE
Ancient Egypt Online- Cats in Ancient Egypt
Cats in Ancient Egypt Didn't Look the Way You'd Think- Forbes
Pets in Ancient Egypt
Tomb Robbing
Tomb Robbers in Ancient Egypt - Ancient Egypt Online
Modern Tomb Robbers
Space Archaeologists Show Spike in Looting at Egypt’s Ancient Sites - Live Science Ancient
Cities
Cities and Regions of Ancient Egypt
Remains of Egyptian City Unearthed - Live Science
Thebes - AHE​
Elephantine Island
https://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf
https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Elephantine/32363
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/museums/museum-projects/nubia-museum-aswan/
http://www.aswan.world-guides.com/aswan_museums.html
Gods and Goddesses + Mythology
Egyptian Gods: The Complete List - AHE
Religion and Gods in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
Meet the Egyptian Gods - Rick Riordan
Gods and Goddesses - The British Museum
The Creation Myth - Canadian Museum of History
Apis- Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Bull Cults in Ancient Egypt-Ancient Egypt Online
Afterlife
The Underworld and Death in Egypt - Australian Museum
Afterlife and the Featherer of Truth - AHE
Hunefer, Book of the Dead - Khan Academy
TedEd Video - The Egyptian Book of the Dead (4:30 mins)
Ba + Ka
The Soul in Ancient Egypt - AHE
Amulets
Amulets - MET
Mummification
Ancient Egypt Science and Technology - Museum of Science (Info. about mummification and modern CT imaging of mummies) CLICK BLUE WAYBACK MACHINE BUTTON FOR ACCESS
Egyptian Mummification - Smithsonian Institute (Good info to read and lots of images of mummy masks)
Animal Mummies in Egypt - Australian Museum
Scientists Reveal Inside Story of Animal Mummies - History.com
Virtual autopsy of natural mummy - Khan Academy
Tombs
Tombs in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
Tomb Paintings from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun - Khan Academy
5 Great Mummy Discoveries - History.com (Ramses II, Tut, Hatshepsut included)
Ramses II; The Mummy Who Had to Get a Passport
Magic
Ancient Egyptian Magic Spell Deciphered - Live Science
Ankh
Video: The Ankh, the Djed and other Ancient Egyptian Symbols and their Meanings
Libation Dish Presenting an Ankh Sign
General Art
A Brief History of Egyptian Art - AHE
Art in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
The Sculptor in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
The Painter in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
Artisans of Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
Akhenaten and the Armana Period - BBC
Akhenaten and Armana Art - AHE
Monuments
Abu-Simbel
Pyramids
Pyramid Construction - Smithsonian Institute (Good info and lots of images of pyramids)
Nova - Ancient Egypt (Interactive that explores the Great Pyramids of Giza, and Karnak and Luxor Temples)
The Private Lives of Pyramid Builders - BBC
PBS: The Pyramids Learn all about the Pyramids by exploring this helpful website.
Step Pyramids
Stunning Photos Inside the Pyramid of Djoser
Egypt reopens its oldest pyramid after 14-year restoration
Old Kingdom Monuments: Step Pyramid
Luxor Temple
https://www.wmf.org/project/luxor-temple
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/luxor/attractions/luxor-temple/a/poi-sig/1136321/355253
https://www.britannica.com/place/Luxor#ref643948
https://egyptianmuseum.org/explore/new-kingdom-monuments-luxor-temple
https://www.memphis.edu/egypt/resources/colortour/luxor4.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/top_ten_gallery_10.shtml
Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza - AHE
Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx - Smithsonian
Music and Dancing
Music and dance in Ancient Egypt - AHE
Sculpture
Principles of Egyptian Art - scroll down to Statue section
The Art of Ancient Egypt Guide from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ever Wonder Why Egyptian Sculptures Are Missing Their Noses?
Artisans
The Sculptor in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
The Painter in Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
Artisans of Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum
A Day in the Life of a Craftsman - PBS
Online textbook chapter 9 - section on artisans
General Technology
Egypt Science and Technology - AHE
Inventions - Discovering Egypt
Telling Time
Telling Time - MET
Egypt Calendar System - Britannica
The Egyptian Calendar - Ancient Egypt Online
Math + Number System
Egyptian Mathematics - Discovering Egypt
The Egyptian Number System - Children’s Museum of Manchester
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - BBC Podcast (can listen or read transcript)
Mathematics in Ancient Egypt - Britannica
Math’s Oldest Puzzles - NYT article
Ancient History Math Mystery - Penn Museum
Science
Astronomy - Canadian Museum of History
Astronomy Can Help Us Understand How Egyptians Built the Pyramids - Independent
Medicine
Egyptian Medicine - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Egyptian Medical Texts - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Female Physicians in Egypt - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Health Hazards and Cures in Ancient Egypt - BBC
Boats and Transportation
Egyptian Ships - Mariners’ Museum
Transportation - Canadian Museum of History
Papyrus
https://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Papyrus/
https://egypt.mrdonn.org/papyrus.html
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/papy/hd_papy.htm
https://www.lib.umich.edu/papyrology-collection/how-ancient-papyrus-was-made
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-amazing-ancient-egyptian-inventions3.htm
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/ancientbooks/2016/05/23/67/
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2010/06/23/papyrus-secret-of-the-egyptians/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/5-amazing-ancient-egyptian-inventions3.htm
General History & Writing
800 Tombs Discovered - Newsweek
Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (links to news articles about discoveries in Egyptology)
The Ancient Egypt Site Explore the history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt in this website created by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
Hieroglyphics
The Decipherment of Hieroglyphics - BBC
The Scribe and Hieroglyphics - Australian Museum
The Rosetta Stone - Khan Academy
History Uncovered in Conserving Rosetta Stone - Khan Academy
Mummy’s Curse
The Mummy’s Curse; Tut’s Tomb and Modern Media -AHE
Where does the legend of the mummy come from? - BBC
Is the curse of King Tut real? History.com
List of Rulers in Egypt - The MET
Searching for a Specific Pharaoh (Hatshepsut, Ramses II, etc.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egyptian_pharaohs.php
use databases (Britannica and In Context)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ (click on pharaohs and dynasties)
Laws and Legal System
Ancient Egyptian Law - AHE
Ancient Egyptian Government - AHE
War
Ancient Egyptian Royalty Wielded Serious Weapons - Live Science
Egyptian Warriors - DK Find Out
Ancient Egypt Warfare - The Ancient World
Greece in Egypt
basically for this you’re looking at rule from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
good overview of greeks and romans in egypt (after persians): https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/ancient-Egypt/274132#199998.toc
https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ptol/hd_ptol.htm
Rome in Egypt
Roman Egypt - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Roman-Egyptian Mummy - The Getty (mummy of Herakleides)
What happened to the great Library at Alexandria? - AHE
Cleopatra and Mark Antony - AHE
Alexandria Egypt - AHE (Go to Roman Alexandria)
Women Leaders
https://www.ancient.eu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.smithsonianmag.
https://time.com/5425216/
Unearthing Hatshepsut, Egypt's Most Powerful Female Pharaoh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
https://www.npr.org/templates/
Jews in Egypt
Israelites, Hebrew
Brooklyn Museum - Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt
Elephantine Jews in Ancient Egypt (5th century BCE)
Ancient Israel - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Early Judaism - Ancient History Encyclopedia
Slavery
Social Class in general (some good info in here about slaves)
Great Pyramid tombs unearth 'proof' workers were not slaves
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