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Eternal Egypt: Alabaster Headrest

For Students 9th - 10th
The ancient Egyptians slept on beds covered with mattresses and provided with headrests. It is believed that the headrest allowed air to circulate round the neck of the sleeper, or kept his hairstyle in shape. In this headrest, the base,...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of the Cat Goddess Bastet

For Students 9th - 10th
Among the animals that the ancient Egyptians respected and venerated, was the cat. They called it Bastet and it was the patron deity of the Memphite necropolis at Saqqara. The statue of Bastet shows the goddess in characteristic Egyptian...
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Eternal Egypt: Standing Statue of Hatshepsut

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Queen Hatshepsut is portrayed wearing the Nemes headdress with a uraeus, or royal cobra, and the Shendyt kilt so that she would be accepted by the Egyptians, whose traditions demanded a male ruler. The statue was destroyed in the time of...
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Queen Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
Queen Hatshepsut is the most famous female ruler of ancient Egypt. This head, which is one of the masterpieces of Eighteenth Dynasty sculpture, is part of a statue that once represented the queen in the shape of the god Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Khufu Ankh

For Students 9th - 10th
The rectangular granite sarcophagus belonging to a man named Khufu-Ankh was carved to resemble a real house because the Ancient Egyptians considered the sarcophagus a house of the deceased.
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Eternal Egypt: Glove of King Tutankhamun

For Students 9th - 10th
The glove of King Tutankhamun is the same as a modern glove, in the shape of the hand and have five fingers. Most probably, gloves in ancient Egypt were not used to keep the hands warm, but were worn for horse riding, so were made of...
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Eternal Egypt: Amulet in the Form of a Cow

For Students 9th - 10th
The gold cow might have been used as an amulet or a piece of inlay. Attached to its neck is a sistrum, which is a musical rattle and symbol of the goddess Hathor. In Ancient Egypt, the cow is Hathor's sacred animal.
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Eternal Egypt: Onion Shaped Pottery Bottle

For Students 9th - 10th
A glazed pottery bottle with a narrow mouth, an onion-shaped body and a round base, adorned by a drawing of a winged animal. It was probably used to preserve liquids or perfume, because of its beautiful shape and small size. The...
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Eternal Egypt: Headrest of King Tutankhamun

For Students 9th - 10th
Headrests were used in ancient Egypt to protect the head of the sleeper and ease the circulation of air around the head in the hot summer nights. This headrest of Tutankhamun is similar in shape to a folding stool.
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Eternal Egypt: Papyrus With Satirical Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
Judging from their rich artistic and literary tradition, not only did Egyptians enjoy life, but they also poked fun at it. This drawing shows a complete reversal of roles between humans and animals.
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Quest for the Mummy of Hatshepsut

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: The Great Sphnix

For Students 9th - 10th
A statue built on the Giza Plateau in Giza, Egypt, consisting of a lion with a human head. The Sphinx is believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians.
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Ancient Egyptian Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides in-depth information about the religion in Ancient Egypt. Religion is detailed in terms of early beliefs, major cults, the development of a national religion, the role of the King, and life after death.
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Ancient Egyptian Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides in-depth information about the religion in Ancient Egypt. Religion is detailed in terms of early beliefs, major cults, the development of a national religion, the role of the King, and life after death.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Band

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Harp

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Musician

For Students 9th - 10th
That the Egyptians paid great attention to the study of music and had arrived at a very accurate knowledge of the art, is evident from the instruments which they used. - Goodrich, 1844
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sistrum

For Students 9th - 10th
A sacred instrument in ancient Egypt used in dances and religious ceremonies.
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The Math Forum: Drexel Math Forum: Distance to an Object

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math offers a way to calculate the altitude of a triangle using only the lengths of the sides of the triangle. He briefly explains how this was used by the Egyptians long ago.
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Researchers Excavate Buried Wall at the Site of Caballete in Fortaleza Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine a civilization in the Americas that predated the ancient Egyptians! That's what archeologist Jonathan Haas found on the coast of Peru. Read here about this remarkable discovery.
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Anthropologist Winifred Creamer Collects a Carbon Sample

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine a civilization in the Americas that predated the ancient Egyptians! That's what archeologist Jonathan Haas found on the coast of Peru. Read here about this remarkable discovery.
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Jonathan Haas of the Field Museum and Creamer

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine a civilization in the Americas that predated the ancient Egyptians! That's what archeologist Jonathan Haas found on the coast of Peru. Read here about this remarkable discovery.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: An Egyptian Scribe

For Students 9th - 10th
A statue of a man who recorded books and/or documents during the era of Ancient Egypt.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Building the Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Egyptians using pulleys to build a pyramid.

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