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California State University

Egyptian Cartouche Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Introduce elementary students to ancient Egyptian art through this fun clay lesson. Students study hieroglyphics and make cartouches with their names inscribed.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Tutankhamun: Exploring an Ancient [Mastaba] Tomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger exhibit about Tutankhamun, this resource lets you view details of the reconstructed mastaba of Unis-Ankh, the son of an early pharaoh.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Temples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore some temples in Egypt and the mysteries that surround them. Students learn about the parts of the temple, why each of these parts is important, and why temples were built the way they were.
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Kouros

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry for Kouros, statues that represented the young male population. Describes where these statues were placed and what they represented.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Amethyst

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a general overview of the ornamental stone, the amethyst. Content includes a focus on its physical characteristics, history, and role in folklore.
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Curated OER

Image of Carving of Ramesses at Abu Simbel

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Rameses the Great, it gives information on his major achievements and whether he deserves the tile of "Great" or not.
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Curated OER

Tour Egypt: The Ancient Egyptian Number System

For Students 9th - 10th
This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...
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Curated OER

Egyptian Temple Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Egyptian Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
Highly interactive site that is jam-packed with information about ancient Egypt. You can look in-depth at the geography of Egypt with several different maps, check out the ancient gods and goddesses, and also learn how people were...
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of the God Osiris

For Students 9th - 10th
A fine standing statue of the god Osiris who is shown wrapped in a long, fitted garment and wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt and the sacred false beard. His crossed arms hold the usual two sacred insignia; the crook and the flail,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ancient Egyptian Harps

For Students 9th - 10th
A harp is a stringed instrument of triangular form. The sculptures and ruins of the Egyptians and Syrians give evidence that it was a favorite instrument among them.
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Pylon

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Hypostyle

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cameo

For Students 9th - 10th
Cameo, a term applied to gems of different colors sculptured in relief. The art of engraving on gems boasts of high antiquity, having been practised with various degrees of success by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Liber

For Students 9th - 10th
The most common material on which books were written by the Greeks and Romans, was the thin coats or rind of the Egyptian papyrus. This plant was called by the Egyptians Byblos. The papyrus tree grows in swamps to the height of ten feet...
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Eternal Egypt: Min

For Students 9th - 10th
Min was the god of fertility in ancient Egypt; he was also the guardian of the mines in the Eastern Desert.
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Eternal Egypt: Adze

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most common tools used by carpenters in Ancient Egypt was the adze. This adze is made of a metal blade attached to a wooden handle.
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Eternal Egypt: Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
Sobek was the crocodile god in Ancient Egypt. His consort was the goddess Hathor and their son was the god Khonsu.
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Eternal Egypt: Oryx Amulet

For Students 9th - 10th
The amulet depicts an oryx, a large desert-dwelling antelope that was hunted by the Egyptians. It is standing on the ground with plants attached to its neck.
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Eternal Egypt: Nebuchadnezzar

For Students 9th - 10th
Nebuchadnezzar is considered one of the most important Kings of Babylon. He fought the Egyptians and attacked Syria. He besieged Jersualem and captured its inhabitants twice.
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Eternal Egypt: Square Based Bell

For Students 9th - 10th
The bell has a square base and four faces, in the shape of the top of an obelisk. It has a small handle, by which it could be suspended, and a clapper. The bell was considered in Ancient Egypt to be an idiophone musical instrument and...

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