Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Composition and Development of Ancient Egyptian Tools
A comprehensive look at the materials the Egyptians used to make tools. Because of the importance of craftsmen, there are many preserved drawings and artifacts of the tools themselves.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Bread, the Staff of Life
A look at the preparation of flour and the baking of bread in ancient Egyptian kitchens. Bread, the staff of life, was vital to all classes of Egyptians.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Food: Bread, Beer, and All Good Things
An interesting look at food, cooking, and cooking utensils in ancient Egypt. Take the opportunity to see pictures of banquets from tombs, and read quotes from ancient Egyptian records.
BBC
Bbc: The Great Pyramid: Gateway to Eternity
Author provides a six page essay on the age of the Egyptian pyramids. Special attention is given to the Great Pyramid, the burial chamber, and the concept of life after death for the king who would ?spend eternity traversing the sky and...
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Fruits and Vegetables
A description of the many fruits and vegetables available to the ancient Egyptians. A chart is provided showing which frits and vegetables were grown in which seasons.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pyramid of Menkaure
The third of the major pyramids at Giza belongs to Menkaure. This is the smallest of the three, but the complex preserved some of the most stunning examples of sculpture to survive from all of Egyptian history. Read the history of this...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pyramid of Khufu
The Great Pyramid was built by the pharaoh Khufu and is the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza. Read details and view pictures of this engineering accomplishment in this article.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Egypt: Economy
Find out what the Egyptian government is doing to jump-start its economy. Although based on agriculture, see how the economy is branching out into other sectors to provide jobs for millions of Egyptians. Information is from the U.S....
Other
Aldokkan: Ancient Egyptian Temple Design
A side-by-side comparison of the design principles embodied in ancient Egyptian versus ancient Greek temples, with additional facts and illustrations about the function and evolution of temples in ancient Egypt. Includes short...
BBC
Bbc News: Akhenaten and the Amarna Period
A nice article on the life of Akhenaten and the period of Egyptian history known as the Amarna Period. Archived.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Meat and Fish
An interesting look at the role meat and fish played in the Egyptians' diet. Many kinds of animals were domesticated for use of both upper and lower classes. Hyperlinks for more information.
National Museums Liverpool
The Nile File
Follow your guide and see the life of an ordinary Egyptian man at school, at home, and in the village. Take a quiz to see what you've learned. There are additional links to activities, websites, books and more.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Clothing
A comprehensive description of clothing in ancient Egypt: fabrics, construction, styles, laundering, and footwear. Many pictures accompany the commentary.
University of Michigan
Univerisity of Michigan: A Taste of the Ancient World: Farming at Karanis
Primarily pictures, but some commentary about food production in ancient Egypt. Particularly interesting is the pigeon pot for housing pigeons.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Hieroglyphs
A fantastic resource containing a history and overview of the use of hieroglphics in ancient Egypt. Contains many stunning visuals and links to translations.
BBC
Bbc News: Egypt Votes in Landmark Election
This article reports as Egyptians vote in their country's first contested presidential election. The current leader has ruled for 24 years and now, for the first time, faces nine other candidates. (September 7, 2005)
Other
City College of New York: Egypt's Acquisition of Foreign Goods
This essay debates the use of trade and military invasion as means of obtaining goods and labor in ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
University of Chicago
Ancient Mesopotamia: The Role of Women [Pdf]
Students could use a copy of Hammurabi's Laws to discover what rights women did and did not have in ancient Mesopotamia. They could then do research to compare the lives of women in Mesopotamia with the roles and social status of women...
Other
Dr. Zahi Hawass: Quest for the Mummy of Hatshepsut
The story of Dr. Hawass's (Egypt's foremost expert on ancient Egypt) first attempts to locate and identify the mummy of Hatshepsut. He finally identified her mummy in 2007.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Beverages
Learn about the beverages the Egyptians drank, how they were produced, and in what rituals they were used. A very comprehensive look at Egyptian drink.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: The Nile
Along with a map of the Nile, read about settlements in the area and the importance of the Nile and its flooding to the ancient Egyptians. Follow hyperlinks to additional information.
Other
Mit: A New Angle on Pyramids
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigated whether the ancient Egyptians could have used a synthetic concrete for the huge stones used in building the pyramids. The theory has met enormous resistance...
abcteach
Abcteach: Social Studies: History
[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: About Pi
This site provides an in-depth discussion on what pi is. It gives a brief history revealing what the Egyptians and Babylonians estimated pi at.
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