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St. Louis Public Schools: Ancient Civilizations [Pdf]
This slide presentation provides information regarding how geography affected cultural development during the development of early civilization. It describes city-states, early religious beliefs, social structure and technology of the...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Geography of Ancient Egypt
Thirteen-slide PowerPoint presentation on the geography of Ancient Egypt. Slides contain photos, maps and instructional information. [Requires download.]
Kidport
Social Studies: Ancient Egypt
Experience the pyramids, the Sphinx and Egyptian hieroglyphics all on one page. Students can see colorful pictures and read about the history behind them.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Building Pharaoh's Ship
In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft, one of the oldest planked vessels in the...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
Awesome examples of Egyptian art are given on these web pages from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Enjoy looking at pictures of actual pieces of art that are currently in the museum. Along with the art are brief historical...
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Parthenon Graphics Timelines: Ancient Egypt Timeline
View an interactive timeline of Ancient Egypt beginning at 3000 BCE and ending at 50 BCE. This timeline is not interactive.
Curated OER
Unesco: Egypt: Ancient Thebes With Its Necropolis
Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens,...
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Image of an Egyptian Drawing Water
Obviously instrumental in Egypt's growth as a magnificent civilization, the Nile's annual inundation provided Egyptians with food and transportation.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Arabia, 700 Bc
A map of Arabia and adjacent countries around 700 BC to "Illustrate the historic era at the beginning of records.". This map shows regions of fertile lands, sandy deserts, steppe deserts, and mountain ridges. The Tigris, Euphrates, and...
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Researchers Excavate Buried Wall at the Site of Caballete in Fortaleza Valley
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
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
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.