Ancient Egypt

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum - San Jose California
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of authentic Egyptian artifacts on display in western North America. You can view images from the museum online. Many local classes take field trips to this museum while studying Ancient Egypt. Teachers, a downloadable Teacher's Guide and online field trip sign-ups are available.

Ancient Egypt
Welcome to the British Museum's web site on ancient Egypt. Includes the following sections: Egyptian Life, Geography, Gods and Goddesses, Mummification, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Temples, Time, Trades, and Writing.(There is a comparision of everyday life between nobles and workers.)

Civilization.ca - Mysteries of Egypt - Egyptian Civilization
Sections include: Geography , Architecture, Government, Writing, Religion, Daily life, Sciences, Timeline, and Glossary. ©Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.

Guardian's Egypt
Welcome to Guardian's Egypt where you can explore the mystery and splendor of ancient Egypt from the comfort of your own computer

Odyssey Online - Ancient Egypt
Emory University's wonderful site for history of ancient cultures. Sections include: People, Mythology, Daily Life, Death and Burial, Writing and Archaeology. (Clicking on "People" takes you to information about the different classes.)

The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
part of the e-museum of Minnesota State University. Includes sections on daily life, religion and more.

Ancient Egyptian Social Life
Includes a diagram of the social pyramid, and sections which compare the following for the rich vs. the worker class: professions, homes, clothing and jewelry, women, and food and drink. Created by Lisa Kremen, The Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Hackensack, NJ

Egypt Daily Life
An in-depth look at the geography, daily life, art and architecture of the ancient Egyptians, from the Saint Petersburg Times.

Social Structure in the Age of the Pyramids
Royal Ontario Museum (Reading level may be difficult)

Social Classes in Ancient Egypt
Copyright © 2003 University College London. All rights reserved. (Reading level may be difficult) Excellent site for timeline and maps.

Ancient Days, Egyptian Ways
Compares daily life in Ancient Egypt for the different classes.

Ramesses I: The Search for the Lost Pharaoh
A history of Ramesses I artifacts and remains. Michael C. Carlos Museum - Emory University

NOVA Online
The inside story of the pyramids

Akhet Egyptology
Find out about the people of this amazing culture, and learn about the gods they worshiped, the Pharaohs they followed and the tombs and statues they left behind. Includes the "clickable mummy."

Egyptian Art
Detroit Institute of Arts - Collection of Ancient Art

Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art - CMA for Kids - Egyptomania. Find out about pyramids, mummies, and daily life in Ancient Egypt.

BBC Archaeology and Ancient History - Egyptians
History of Ancient Egypt - by BBC. Great for information on pyramids.

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport - Ancient Egypt
Great site on Ancient Egypt by Mr. Dowling (Middle school teacher in Palm Beach County, Florida) (NOTE: There is a LOT of advertising, but the site contains excellent information.)

Ancient Egypt Military Links

www.touregypt.net/magazine/military.htm
This is basically a tourism site, but their magazine section has information about the military in Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt Culture Museum - Military
part of the e-museum of Minnesota State University. This link goes directly to their military section

An introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt - The armed forces
This is a personal webpage, but it includes sources used, so information should be fairly accurate. Note: there are pop-up ads, but there is good information.

Egyptian Armed Forces - history
Egyptian government site?

Ancient Egypt - Activities

Write Like an Egyptian
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology conversion of English to hieroglyphics

Ancient Egyptian Webquest
Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology.