Ancient Egypt. Nile Riverboat Tour

To help you with your notetaking or further develop your postcards, you can find all of the student information handouts on this outstanding website from the Mitchell Teachers.  Outside of class, please review each of the video segments on this tour.

Watch NOVA's "The Riddle of the Great Sphinx"

Ancient Egypt: Geography & Daily Life

History Alive Daily Life Placards (Mitchell Teachers)

Egyptian Art (Smart History/Khan Academy)

Explore the Giza Plateau (NOVA)

Exploring a Natural Mummy from Early Egypt (Smart History/Khan Academy)

Ancient Egypt: Gods & Goddesses

1) Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (The British Museum)

2) Gods & Mythology of Ancient Egypt (Tour Egypt)

3) BBC Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery 

The Opening of the Mouth ceremony

Ancient Egypt: Writing

British Museum on Ancient Egyptian Writing

Egyptian Name Translator: Your name in HIEROGLYPHS!

Khan Academy videos (if the embedded versions don't work, try clicking on the links, otherwise go directly to KhanAcademy.com and look up "Ancient Egypt"):

Ptolemaic: Rosetta Stone: Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E., granite, 114.4 cm x 72.3 x 27.9 cm or 45 x 28.5 x 11 inches, Ptolemaic Period (British Museum, London). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Old Kingdom: Seated Scribe: The Seated Scribe​, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E., c. 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes and wood for the nipples, found in Saqqara (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker