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.

Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over Egyptian Pyramids. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

PBS provides a fascinating glimpse of Egypt's New Kingdom, arising "more than one thousand years after the pyramids were built." Concentrating on the lives of seven pharaohs (one of them a woman), the site includes a timeline, lesson...

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...

In this lesson, students learn how historians think the pyramids were built and why they were built-as doorways to the afterlife for the pharaohs.

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

Pyramids took 20 years or more to build employing at least 25,000 workers. Explore a detailed description of how they were built, the materials used, and how a site was chosen.

Serene ethereal beauty, raw royal power, and evidence of artistic virtuosity have rarely been simultaneously captured as well as in this breathtaking, nearly life-size statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and a queen. Read descriptions of this...

One of the less well known pyramids of Egypt is the Pyramid of Hawara, built by Amenemhat III, who ruled Egypt between 1842 and 1794 BC. The author describes how this pyramid came to be, its construction and subsequent history.

The New Kingdom pharaohs moved from building pyramids to temples. Read about the temples, where they were, and the uses in this PBS article.

The Great Pyramid was built by the pharaoh Khufu and is the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza. Read details and view pictures of this engineering accomplishment in this article.

A series of photos taken in the nineteenth century of various ancient Egyptian temples and other religious sites. There is also a good article on the history of early photography in Egypt including a description of how nineteenth-century...

Egypt is famous for its enormous pyramids, many of which can still be visited today. The pyramids were built by the rulers of Egypt, called pharaohs. In the following informational text by USHistory.org, discusses the rise and fall of...

Read about the impressive pyramids at Giza, how they were made, and why they were placed the way they were.

Read a concise history of Egypt, covering the times of pre-pharaonic Egypt up to current times. Find out about the pharaohs, Turkish occupation, British control, and Egypt today. Includes brief information on the Muslim Brotherhood in...

The BBC offers an excellent site full of resources on ancient Egypt. Includes a large collection of articles, images, and stories. Archived.

An easy to read, colorful site introducing many aspects of Ancient Egypt. The menu lists topics to click on: pyramids, farming, Gods, King Tut, hieroglyphics, mummies, river Nile, pharaohs, and more. Brief text make this ideal for...

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

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 list the rulers, dynasties, and major events of Egypt's Old Kingdom from the 1st dynasty (3100-2890 BC) to the 8th dynasty (2181-2125 BC).

This is a collection of 6 Grade-Leveled texts (7-12) on the topic Ancient Egypt. Egyptian civilization is over 5,000 years old. While modern Egypt is different in many ways, the influence of Ancient Egypt can still be felt along the...

In Spanish, learn about improvements and changes to building pyramids as new pharaohs direct the empire. Pyramids now have stairs to carry those entombed to the heavens.

If you are looking for information on the pyramids and the ancient Pharaohs you have come to the right place. You will find pictures of various excavations taken by the author of the site, press releases about new finds in the field of...

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.