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Crash Course
Mythical Horses: Crash Course World Mythology #37
Horses have been human companions for thousands of years, and have been essential companions and tools for the development of human culture. So, it makes sense that horses would make their way into our most important stories. Today,...
Crash Course
Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean: Crash Course World Mythology
In which Mike Rugnetta begins our unit on pantheons, which are families of gods. We further define pantheons and talk about why they're important. Then, we discuss pantheons from the myths of the ancient Mediterranean, starting with...
Professor Dave Explains
Ancient Egypt Part 2: The Middle Kingdom (2000 – 1500 BCE)
With the Old Kingdom covered it's time to move on to the Middle Kingdom. This began with Mentuhotep II and the 11th dynasty, after the first intermediate period, and lasted about 300 years. Who are the other rulers of this time period,...
Professor Dave Explains
Ancient Egypt Part 1: The Old Kingdom (3000 – 2000 BCE)
One of the most famous civilizations in antiquity is that of Ancient Egypt. Everyone knows about pharaohs and pyramids, but there is so much to learn about the numerous dynasties that ruled this land, and how this society evolved over...
Curated Video
The Egyptians and Unit Fractions
How the Egyptians used the Eye of Horus to denote parts of the whole – and why they avoided vulgar fractions. Maths - History Of Maths A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films...
60 Second Histories
Egyptian gods - part 2
An Egyptian priestess continues the story of the Egyptian gods, referring to Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys
Religion for Breakfast
Did Christianity Steal the Egyptian Ankh?
The Egyptian hieroglyphic ankh looks kind of similar to the Christian cross. This has lead some conspiracy theorists to argue that Christians copied the ankh for their own religious symbol: the cross. This his basically false, BUT there...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Why Did Pharaohs Wear Make-up?
This video is answering the question of why did Pharaohs wear make-up.
Curated OER
The Real Cleopatra
The real Cleopatra was evidently a very savvy politician. The narrator of this brief National Geographic clip contends that Cleopatra appropriated an important Egyptian festival to portray herself as the goddess, Hathor and Caesar as the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ancient Egypt: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce some of the basic concepts associated with the art and culture of ancient Egypt. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Ancient Egypt."
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Temple of Philae
The temple of Philae, a New Kingdom temple, has a fascinating history not only in ancient times, but also in modern times. Look at the pictures and read the commentary on this Discovering Egypt site.