Daily Life

 

Ancient Egypt – Daily life

 

Egyptian Gods 
: http://osiris.colorado.edu/LAB/GODS/index.html
Brief descriptions of Egyptian gods.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures 
: http://eawc.evansville.edu/
Eight ancient world cultures are explored at this site: Ancient Near East ; Ancient India ;

Ancient Egypt ; Ancient China ; Ancient Greece ; Ancient Rome ; Early Islamic World ;

and Medieval Europe. Each profile includes a Chronology, Essays, Images, Internet Sites,

and Texts.

Great Sphinx 
: http://www.parascope.com/gallery/galleryitems/sphinx.htm
Photo of the sphinx and an article about how pollution is harming it.

Guardian's Egypt 
: http://www.guardians.net/egypt/
Welcome to Guardian's Egypt where you can explore the mystery and splendor of Egypt

from the comfort of your own computer. Egypt is a fascinating land boasting a rich history

 and a colorful people. The pyramids are only the beginning of the amazing traces of an

ancient civilization that was unique, creative, organized and fruitful. Includes a kids' section.

Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology 
: http://www.memst.edu/egypt/main.html
View the exhibit of Egyptian artifacts residing at The University of Memphis. The take

a color tour of over a dozen different ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile River.

Land of the Pharaohs 
: http://www.egypt.com/history/index.html
Nikole Didier
Fascination with Egypt began in the late 18th century and since then a huge number of ancient

towns, temples and tombs have been excavated. No country in the world has so many impressive

ancient remains as Egypt does. In the Nile Valley the past seems very close. The people who lived

there thousands of years ago have left us a wonderful legacy of art, architecture and literature.

Little Horus Web Site 
: http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/
Little Horus Web Site is the first Egyptian Web Site designed

and developed specially for kids around the Globe. Includes information

on modern and ancient egypt. Expect lots of Fun, Knowledge and Joy and

let’s play and learn together.

  Mark Milmore's Ancient Egypt 
: http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
Pyramids and temples, kings and pharoahs, hieroglyphics, and more.

  Mysteries of Egypt 
: http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
The splendours of the ancient Egyptian civilization have been a source of inspiration

down through the ages. Since the Greek historian Herodotus first wrote about his

travels through Egypt in the fifth century B.C., people have speculated about how

the Egyptians built their massive monuments, and marvelled at the beauty of their art and architecture

NOVA Online - Treasures of a Sunken City 
: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/
NOVA Online takes us off the coast of ancient Alexandria, Egypt and down under the

Mediterranean Sea to discover the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the ancient wonders of

the world. High graphics may lead this site to load slow. Text version is available

Tour Egypt 
: http://touregypt.net/
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry wishes you a warm welcome to the Country of Egypt.

 This site includes tourist destinations, travel resources, a living museum of Ancient

Egypt, antiquities, recipes, business travel, accomodations, and more.

Odyssey Online 
: http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/
Welcome to Odyssey Online, a journey to explore ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian,

Greek, and Roman cultures. At Odyssey Online you'll find museum objects from the

Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memorial

Art Gallery of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. You can make

your own discoveries through cool puzzles, games, and worksheets.

Olympics Thorugh Time 
: http://www.fhw.gr/projects/olympics/
A history of early athletic competitions and the Olympic Games from prehistory

- ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, and Greece - through to the modern world.

Included are descriptions and rules for the early athletic contests. There is a

history of the attempts to revive the Olympics. Also available are excerpts of interviews with experts of the ancient Hellenic games, a bibliography, and a glossary.

  Oriental Exhibit Museum 
: http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NUB/NUBX/NUBX_brochure.html
What better way is there to celebrate black heritage than to journey back thousands of years before Christ to learn more about a glorious past? Great black empires and dynasties of grand pharaohs ruled in the cradle of civilization. Until recent years much of this exciting past in the land south of Egypt lay buried and lost.

  Pharaoh Khufu 
: http://guardians.net/egypt/khufu.htm
Khufu (2589-2566 BC) was the 4th Dynasty (2613-2498) pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza. Originally, the Great Pyramid stood 481 feet (146.6 m) tall. Although commonly called Cheops (and also Suphis) because of the late Greek influence on Egypt, the name Khufu is the original ancient Egyptian name for this king as demonstrated by his own cartouche.

  A Photo Album of Ancient Egypt 
: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2691/index.html
Information that tells about Life by the Nile, Egyptian religion, death and burial, and the afterlife. Brief descriptions and numerous photos are provided.

  Queen Nefertiti 

  Ramses II 

  Reeder's Egypt Page 
: http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/
Explore ancient tombs, learn the meanings of ancient symbols and see Egyptian paintings and photographs.

  The Sacred Scarab 
: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permex/egypt/egs-text.htm
By far the most important amulet in ancient Egypt was the scarab, symbolically as sacred to the Egyptians as the cross is to Christians. Scarabs were already known in the Old Kingdom, and in the First Intermediate Period the undersides were decorated.

  Scarabs and Their Importance in Ancient Egypt 
: http://home.online.no/~shammas/scarabs.html
The dung beetle or Scarabeus sacer as it is known to scientists, was a very important animal in ancient Egypt. Many amulets were models of this creature. These amulets are known as "scarabs." The scarabs were one the first amulets to have appeared in ancient Egypt. There have been found scarabs from as early as the Pre-Dynastic Period into the Graeco-Romano period.

Egypt Fun Guide 
: http://www.seaworld.org/family-resources/fun-guides/egypt/
From Sea World, this site has an Egypt crossword puzzle, hieroglyphics, mummy maze, make your own cartouche and more

Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations 
: http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/indexlife.html
Provides basic information and links for the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China, with an additional section on Early Man.

Egypt, Gift of the Nile 
: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Egypt/
The civilization of ancient Egypt spanned thirty-five centuries. For those thousands of years, the people of Egypt were as concerned with the essential truths about life as with the temporal details of everyday living. Religion was an omnipresent element in the Egyptian world, and art that expressed the tenets of this religion flourished.

 

Egypt 
: http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html
The Odyssey Online, by Emory University, includes crisp, clickable photos and clear information about burial, daily life and mythology and also includes maps and teacher resources. Click on the audio speakers
to hear words

Egyptian Art 
: http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=10
The collection of ancient Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum ranks among the

finest outside Cairo. It consists of approximately 36,000 objects of artistic, historical,

 and cultural importance, dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period (ca. 300,000 B.C.–4th century A.D.)

Daily Life : Ancient Egypt 
: http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
Do you know what the ancient Egyptians believed would cure a toothache? Find out here! Read some Egyptian Tall Tales, and an original story about Ancient Egyptian Daily Life. Enter the "Tombs" where you can watch a short movie about mummies, learn to draw like an Egyptian, share Rosetta Stone's Pharaoh Adventure, and more! If you're in a hurry, use the cheat sheet to find just what you need! Welcome to Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Archaeology  http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/VideoTestbed/Projects/Mummy/archaeology.html
At this site find out what ancient Egyptians had as pets, what their schools were like, what they did for fun, the music they listened to and what kind of food they ate

Egypt Antiquities Information 
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
This site has links to the history, great moments,

former rulers, and mythology of egypt. There is also a virtual

museum.

.              Egypt's GoldenEmpire - Egyptian Daily Life
This plan encourages students to examine the daily life of ancient Eygptians by assembling a creative writing about the people.

Subject: Arts & Literature, Social Studies
Grade Level: 3-5, Middle
Topic: Writing Skills, World History & Cultures, World History: Ancient Civilizations & Empires (4000 B.C.-1000 A.D.), Writing
Resource Type: Lesson Plan