The Study of Ancient Egypt

For your study of Ancient Egypt, click on the icon to the left of the links below. Read the information carefully and answer any questions your teacher may have for you.

The British Museum: Egyptian Life, geography, Gods and Goddesses, Mummification, Pharaoh, Pyramids, Temples, etc.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

 

Tour the Pyramids of Egypt

http://www.guardians.net/egypt/

 

Mummies of Ancient Egypt

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/

 

Ancient Egyptian Culture

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml

History, Monuments, and Sites

http://www.ancient-egypt.org/

Geography

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html

Ancient Egypt Webquests

Ancient Egypt

As advisors to the ruler of an ancient civilization, you have been ordered to design a magnificent tomb to honor your ruler after death. Your ruler has closely followed the neighboring Egyptian civilization. Since this is the first time your culture has undertaken such a large and important project, your ruler has recommended that you study Egyptian methods of construction, interior design, and mummification.

Ancient Egypt 

You will be traveling back in time to the year 2125 B.C. to Ancient Egypt. You will arrive on the banks of the River Nile, the longest river in the world, to begin your journey. Egyptians base most of their lives around the Nile and depend on it for survival. The land is more than 90% desert so the weather is hot, dry, and humid.

 

King Tutankhamun: Was It Murder?

A WebQuest investigating the death of King Tutankhamun. Students will use Internet resources to construct a response tothe question Was It Murder? ... You and your renowned team have been hired by the Egyptian government to determine if King Tut was murdered. ...