This site in German provides extensive information on Egypt, including the influential Pharaoh Tutankhamun and hieroglyphics (includes a translator!). Also includes extensive links to other Egypt resources in English and German.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video content and assessment integration students learn about Akhenaten, The Rebel Pharaoh.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Egypt including early dynasties, pyramids, pharaohs, Arab rule, British rule, independence, and recent wars, leaders, and issues on this website.

This article lists the dynasties that ruled the Middle Kingdom of Egypt from the 11th dynasty (2125-1991 BC) to the 17th dynasty (1650-1550 BC) and describes the major events that marked the reigns of their respective pharaohs.

This resource focuses on some of the many prominent personalities who lived in ancient Egypt. View the history of pharaohs, kings, and kingdoms.

NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...

A brief article describing Queen Hatshepsut's rise to power and her 20-year reign.

This site provides information with photos about the ancient Egyptian Mastabas.

An interesting look at Menes, and whether that was, in fact, his name or possibly a title. Includes some discussion of his reign and whether he was in fact the first Egyptian ruler.

Learn about the New Kingdom and its dynasties, beginning with the 18th dynasty (1550-1295 BCE). See how Egyptian dating is expressed by ruling families. Related links are provided for detailed information.

This site puts some emphasis on the boy god called Harpocrates and the Horus nino. It relates how Egyptian children had educational responsibilities and work as well. This site also discusses the history of Egypt, Pharaohs, goddesses and...

Article with pictures teaches kids about pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Students learn about the role pharaohs played in Egyptian society and their importance as both politcal and religious leaders. With links to resources including...

A brief description of pre-Dynastic Egypt and the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom.

View an interactive timeline of Ancient Egypt beginning at 3000 BCE and ending at 50 BCE. This timeline is not interactive.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest pyramid of all and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Detailed information and links are found here.

Step through 500 years charting the major events of ancient Egypt's New Kingdom. An effective tool for learning about the lives and accomplishments of major Egyptian pharaohs, including Rameses and Akhenaten.

A description of life in the village of Deir el-Medineh, inhabited by the skilled craftsmen who worked on the tombs of pharaohs of the New Kingdom. The craftsmen even went on strike to protest lack of payment.

Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.

A nice article giving reasons for the fall of the Old Kingdom. Among the reasons discussed are: weakness of centralized government, climatic changes and more. Archived.

A biography of Hatshepsut and a discussion of the reasons her successor Tuthmosis decided to try to "remove" her from Egyptian history. Archived.

Read a story about the building process of the Great Pyramid by the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu.

Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.

Pharaoh - Morey, 1903

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage idiscusses the legend of the curse of King Tut's tomb and the true events surrounding the attempts to move this tomb. The text is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...