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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Proteus, Marine Deity From Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Proteus, a gentle marine deity from Egypt and the personification of the waves who received the gift of prophecy.
Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: Israel and Egypt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site address the ongoing conflicts in Jerusalem, Israel and the limitations of natural resources throughout Egypt due to the nation's dependence upon the Nile River. Understand the relationship between human identity and...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Egypt's Pyramids

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Website
University of Pennsylvania

Roman Trade on the Coast of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of Egypt to the Roman Empire for its grain and trade routes.
Unit Plan
The British Museum

British Museum: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on Ancient Egypt, including sections on the lifestyle, geography, religion, and politics of the country.
Website
Discovering Egypt

Discovering Ancient Egypt: 3 D Reconstruction of Luxor Temple

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest achievement of Ancient Egypt was its architecture, mainly pyramids and temples. Mark Millmore created a 3D reconstruction of the Temple of Luxor and the statues of Rameses II. This very detailed rendition includes the...
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: Thirty First Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensively details the period of Persian rule in Egypt by referring to multiple sources, some of which are non-Egyptian. Contains hyperlinked definitions of terms and descriptions of people.
PPT
New York Times

New York Times: Gateway to Antiquity: Archaeological Renovation at Abydos, Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times presents a slidshow with audio description featuring a description of Abydos in Egypt.
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt!: An Overview of the Giza Plateau in Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information about the pyramids on the Giza Plateau
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Other

Bible Chronologist: Evidence of the Exodus From Egypt?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site that provides evidence that the Exodus of the Israelites really did happen.
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Other

Guardian's Egypt: Map of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out this very detailed map of Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, and Nubia with ancient Egyptian cities and geographic features.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Egypt's Golden Empire: A Day in the Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out what daily life for several types of Egyptians was like from this PBS site. Click on each member of society to see how he/she spent the day.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Egypt: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the geography of Egypt with information from the CIA World Fact Book. Learn about the terrain, climate, natural resources, environment, and importance of its geographic location.
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Egypt the Pyramids

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the pyramids of ancient Egypt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

West Chester University: Egypt & Europe in the 19th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly article that examines the history of Egypt during the period of imperialism. The author provides a good explanation as to why Egypt fell under the British sphere of influence by the late 19th century.
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A&E Television

History.com: Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
From nourishing agricultural soil to serving as a transportation route, the Nile was vital to ancient Egypt's civilization. The Nile, which flows northward for 4,160 miles from east-central Africa to the Mediterranean, provided ancient...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Touring Ancient Egypt (Geography Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for working with students to analyze the geographic features of ancient Egypt leading to an understanding of how Egypt's location, landscape, and natural resources helped it become the world's first superpower.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Egypt's Greatest Leaders (Lesson Plan About the Pharaohs)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A plan for investigating the leadership styles of seven of Egypt's most famous pharaohs using video footage from the PBS series "Egypt's Golden Empire." Includes directions for helping students prepare creative presentations on the life...
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page includes a lesson plan, a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities, and an extensive vocabulary list of words pertaining to Ancient Egypt.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Egypt: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Explore Ancient Egypt

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore and learn about places in Ancient Egypt on this interactive map. Next, try to place them to the correct locations on the map, and take a quiz on facts you read about them.
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Timeline

For Students 4th - 6th
Interactive timeline of key events in the history of ancient Egypt, with embedded references to many of Egypt's famous rulers, such as Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen, Rameses the Great, and Cleopatra.
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A&E Television

History.com: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...
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PBS

Pbs: Queens of Ancient Egypt (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A video-enriched lesson that has students researching three great queens of ancient Egypt--Nefertiti, Tiy, and Nefertari. Students will identify the ways in which these powerful women impacted Egyptian culture and will explain why they...

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