Read the questions.
Click on blue underlined words (gray when visited) to go to
the web sites. You do not need to answer the questions
in any particular order.
Visit
the Art of Egypt
-Learn about the history of Egypt and enjoy the
contemporary art by Richard Deuer. Excellent
educational site- lots to see. Look at Deuer's
work (click on Time
Warp Gallery). Select one that you think
is interesting. Which work by Deuer did you
select and why? How
does Deuer parody (poke fun at) theEgyptian
art?Compare
his images to the ancient
images (Click on Ancient
Egypt Gallery).
See
this neweducational
site about Egyptfrom
the Canadian Museum of Civilizations.
Select a question
you would like to learn more about and search this
site for answers. Select any topic of interest from .
Select a question
you would like to learn more about and search this
site for answers. Select any topic of interest from the
menu.
6.
PBS-Nova
Online takes you on a tour of the
pyramids. Travel the passage ways. Go
on and explore!
What areas did you decide to explore?
7.
Discover
Ancient
Egypt through this interactive site from the
British Museum. Mummification
is always of interest. Explore
daily life. Learn more about gods
and goddesses. So much to see on this site! What
part did you choose? What new information did you
learn? Take the challenge! Learn how to play this math
strategy game of Senet (I played against myself -
green won)
8.
Discover
the Tomb
of Tutankhamen from National Geographic.
The introduction is slow to load.Who
discovered King Tut's Tomb? This
was taken from a 1923 National Geographic article.
9.
Take
a safari through Egypt. See the animals
along the Nile. Dive into the waters to explore
the marine life. Enjoy Wild
Egypt! Prepare yourself for a fantastic adventure
as you go in search of Egypt's colorful wildlife.
See what else the
site has to offer. There is even a section just
for kids. See what your name looks like in hieroglyphics.
Here is another
translator
(right click - copy and paste your translation into
Word and print). Try this
translator from the University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Your
hieroglyphics will appear in a cartouche. Remember to
spell you name phonetically (the way is sounds). Did
you get the same results each time? These are just a
few of the translators on the Web.
Ancient
Egyptian Math Are you interested in math? Take a look
at the numbering system of ancient Egypt. Write your
age in Egyptian numbers. Write the year your were
born. You might also be interested in the
Egyptian calendar. (Site no
longer online)
12.
World
Art Treasures.Slide collection of art form Egypt. Click on
the small images to see a larger view - then zoom in
for a closer look. Try one of the puzzles - I tried
the Sphinx (it's not as easy as it looks).
13.
Are
you planning a trip to Egypt? You will want to check
the Egyptian State
Information Site. What kinds of information
would be helpful in planning a trip?
For further exploration try the Cairo
Museum of Antiquities - excellent images (3 pages
of images).
NOTE TO
TEACHERS: Preview these sites and let me know if links are
broken or misdirected. Email on home page. Give me a little lead
time before you need this page with students if work needs to be
done.
