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General links - Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt - British Museum
- information about Egyptian life, geographical features of both ancient and modern Egypt, Gods and Goddesses, mummification, Pharaohs, Pyramids and temples. Also examines how time was kept in ancient Egypt, and trades, including jewellery-making and carpentry. A chapter on writing outlines the scripts used in ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt Culture Exhibition

- looks at art, history, military, architecture, hieroglyphs, religion, goverment

Ancient History - Egyptians - BBC Interactive

- Investigates pyramids and monuments, pharaohs and dynasties, mummification, hieroglyphs, gods and beliefs, daily life.

Akhet Egyptology
- A site about the history of Ancient Egypt. Includes information about the people, gods, the Pharaohs and the tombs and statues they left behind.

Color me Egypt for kids
- Includes history, monuments, religion, life in ancient Egypt

Guardians Egypt
- Provides pictures, facts and information about Egypt as well as weblinks to Egyptology and Egypt resources.


History for kids - Ancient Egypt
- looks at ancient Egyptian history, environment, food, clothing, science, writing, economy, games, architecture, art and war


Little Horus
- Little Horus helps children discover Egypt and both ancient and modern Egyptian civilisation.


Map of Ancient Egypt

Mark Millmore's ancient Egypt
- Information on pyramids and temples, kings and queens and hieroglyphs


Monuments and sights to see in Egypt
- links to images and information on monuments and sites in Egypt


The secrets of Egypt - National geographic Interactive
- Explore the pyramids of ancient Egypt through diagrams, photos, and facts. This website has interactive features and adventures, photographic galleries and 'breaking news'. It explains why the pyramids were built, who built them, and their development in complexity.

Tutankhamun: beneath the mask
- online exhibition at the UK Science Museum explores what Tutankhamun looked like, what has been found out from his skeleton about his physical condition, and how he died.
 

Animals in ancient Egypt
Animals of Ancient Egypt
- information on the animals that played an important part in the life of ancient Egyptians

Animals and the gods of ancient Egypt
- information on the animals that were thought to be incarnations of gods and goddesses

The animals of ancient Egypt
- wild and agricultural animals as well as pets kept by the ancient Egyptians

Daily life
A day in the life of...
- a pharaoh, nobleman, craftsman, priest, soldier, farmer, woman


Ancient Egypt

- Includes timeline, geography, clothing, food, science, hieroglyphs, pyramids and war.

Ancient Egyptian costume links
- a visual reference guide to the clothing worn by men and women in Ancient Egypt.


Ancient Egyptian culture
- Information on daily life, art, military, architecture, hieroglyphs, religion, government, maps, history and archaeology


Ancient Egypt links (Jackie Miers)
- Provides links to websites on a variety of aspects of Ancient Egyptian society and culture.

Daily life in Ancient Egypt
- topics covered include: agriculture along the Nile, farming tools, religion, kinship and marriage, religion, medicine, midwives, hieroglyphs, astronomy, astrology, women, manufacturing, sanitation, quarrying, furniture, hairstyles, beauty aids, food, houses and growing up


Egypt's golden empire Interactive
- contains information about various pharaohs, a timeline, and an interactive feature titled Egyptian Experience which includes maps, a hieroglyphic translator, and information about daily life in Ancient Egypt.

Hieroglyphs
- Find out the alphabet, how to write your name, the Kamose Stela (a real Egyptian text), useful words and a quiz.


Life in Ancient Egypt
- Includes a timeline, information about daily life, geographic features, gods and religion and funerary customs.


Odyssey Egypt
- Information on people of Ancient Egypt, mythology, daily life, death and burial, hieroglyphs and history.

Mummies
The mummy maker Interactive
- this site presents mummy making in Ancient Egypt as a game. Enter the embalmer's workshop, where you are to prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial.

You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy!
- combination of information and humour to describe life in Ancient Egypt


Webquests and Treasure hunts
Ancient Egypt: searching for treasure on the net
- 8 treasure chests won the top page of this site each contain a set of questions for students to answer. All the sets of questions are linked to the content of a specific web site

Ancient Egypt - a webquest
- A task page for a group of upper primary/lower secondary students with full instructions. It contains links to resources to complete the task.

Egyptian discovery
- An Internet Web Quest on Egypt for years 3-7. Discover the facts about the Pyramids and the people who built them

King Tutankhamun. Was it murder?
- A WebQuest investigating the death of King Tutankhamun.

Teacher resources
Classroom resources: Mysteries of the Nile
- Lesson ideas based on Nova website

Egypt's golden empire: for educators
- lesson plans and video clips designed to showcase some of the most intriguing and historically significant people, places, and events from Egyptian history.