Ancient
British Museum of History - this site allows you to explore various
topics and to play games. THIS IS YOUR
CLASS WEBQUEST!
Egyptian Hangman – play hangman to review Egyptian terms/gods
Theban Mapping Project – Interactive “walk-throughs”
of Egyptian tombs
Overview Sights
Ancient Egypt webquest – Can YOU accomplish the tasks at hand?
The
Virtual Temple
- Excellent site that covers many topics.
Virtual Egypt – Lots of general information, including a translation of a Book of the Dead.
Egyptology Online- a number of topics are presented here, including famous pharaohs and pyramids
Pyramids and
Sphinx.
Ramp usage in pyramid
construction
The great sphinx - This
site contains information about the Sphinx at
Construction - This site outlines the different types of pyramids and possible methods of construction.
National Geographic site on pyramids
Nova Online Pyramids - Lots of information about the pyramids, including a virtual tour of the great pyramid.
Catchpenny website – explains some of the riddles associated with the Sphinx and the pyramids.
Mummies
Interact with Mummies – This is the Boston Museum of Science’s Mummy page – look at a mummy’s X-ray, interact with a 3-D mummy, play Senet and much more.
Digital mummies - This site has many pictures of Egyptian mummies taken by X-ray.
Mummies of Ancient Egypt - Lots of information and pictures about mummies.
How to make a Mummy - a National Geographic site takes you step by step through the mummification process.
Want to Mummify? This site allows you to mummify a person!!
Steps of mummification – Learn the steps of mummification.
Mummies Then and Now – Read about ancient beliefs regarding mummification as well as modern “uses” in movies and modern culture..
Pharaohs
Egypt Tour Online- links to information on a number of pharaohs.
Fruit of the Nile - The who's
who from ancient
Absolute Egyptology- short articles about pharaohs; organized by date of rule.
PBS site- timeline of pharaohs
Egyptian mummies- information on the mummies of various pharaohs
King Tutankhamun
At the Tomb of Tutankhamun - a National Geographic sit outlines the exploration of King Tut's tomb.
An exploration of King Tut's tomb
Tutankhamun's Curse - The history behind the Mummy's curse.
The Face of
Tutankhamen – The
Daily Life/ Contributions
Egyptian Law – Learn a bit about Egyptian laws and its legal system.
Treasure Chest of Activities! - Interesting and fun activities (write like an Egyptian, make your own mummy, etc.)
Inventions- used to design stations for class activities
Inventions and daily life- This site was designed for 2nd graders, but it has some useful information.
Hieroglyphic dictionary -
This site has a dictionary that shows numerous words in hieroglyphics, as well
as a translator to write your name in hieroglyphics.
Hymn to the
Nile - This site has an ancient song about the
Egyptian Plumbing - Lots
of information about use of the Nile and water in ancient
Mythology
In Class Web Activity