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Ancient Egypt For Children

Baking Soda - a Multi-Use Product
Household tips for using baking soda
Going Shopping Without Money
Ancient Egyptians used bartering to get items they needed. They even paid their taxes in this way!
Farming and the Nile River
When is a flood a good thing? When it's the Nile River!
Housing
If you lived in ancient Egypt, what would your home be like? Would it be similar to a modern Egyptian home?
Temples
This article discusses ancient Egyptian temples. Find out why they were built, what they contained, and how priests cared for the statue of the god or goddess in the temple.
The Egyptian Calendar
Learn about calendar measurement in ancient Egypt.
Tutankhamun - An Ancient Murder Mystery?
Looks at the early death of King Tut and considers whether he could have been murdered and who gained power as a result.
Cleopatra - Egypt's Last Pharoah
This article is a biography of Cleopatra, who became Queen of Egypt at the age of 18 and committed suicide at the age of 39.
Learning in Ancient Egypt
Find out how children were educated in ancient Egypt.
Hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone
This article explains what hieroglyphics are, who was able to learn to read and write them, and how the Rosetta Stone was used to "crack the code" of this ancient language.
Let's Talk About Pyramids
Learn about Khufu's Pyramid at Giza and the sun boat found there in 1954.
The Great Sphinx
Find out what the Sphinx looks like, where it is located, and see if you can solve the famous riddle!
All About Mummies
Learn about how ancient Egyptians prepared their dead for burial.
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Provides an overview of daily life in ancient Egypt. Examines housing, clothing, hairstyles, food and drink, harvesting, beer-making, and toys
Old and Middle Kingdom Tombs
This article describes the layout and structure of tombs, from the most basic Old Kingdom tombs to the more complex Middle Kingdom tombs.
Architecture-Temples
This article compares two temples, in Abu Simbel and Tel el-Armana, to illustrate changes in architecture throughout the period of Ancient Egyptian powerfulness.
Ancient Egyptian medicine
This article explains the methods used by Ancient Egyptian doctors.
Ancient Egyptian Harvest
As it is Harvest time at the moment this article describes crops harvested by the Ancient Egyptians, and how they were used.
Tutankhamun
This article describes the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, and also his brief reign.
Timeline&Temples
This article contains a chronology of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation, including dates and names of principal rulers of that period, and then describes organisation amongst priests and temples in Ancient Egypt.
The Place of Truth
This article talks of the village at Deir el-Medina where the top craftsmen lived to serve the Pharaoh.
Characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art
This article describes Ancient Egyptian art and the methods used to create it. NB-I will be putting in some pictures, but unfortunatly my scanner is out of action at the moment.
Akhenaten:Article3-What went wrong?
This is the final article in my Akhenaten series, and it attempts to explain public views of Akhenaten, and resons why his cult was a failure.
Akhenaten:Article2-Akhenaten continues
This is the second article in the Akhenaten series-it describes his extreme movements early on during his reign. At the end there is a modern translation of a hymn written by Akhenaten to his god Aten.
Akhenaten:Article 1-The Cult Commences
This article is the first in a series describing the life and beliefs of Akhenaten: This pharaoh is one of the most famous, as he attempted to convert Ancient Egypt to worship one god (monotheism).
Recent Discoveries
This article contains two extracts describing recent archaeological finds. Many people want to know about current and near future oppurtunities in Egyptology-Are there still things to discover? This article should help them make up their minds!
The Great Sphinx
This article is about the Great Sphinx at Giza, and explains some of the mystery and legend surrounding the mythical Sphinx.
Archaeology
This article explains and describes an Archaeologists' work.
Buildings of the Ramesside period
This article tells something of the architectural achievements made in this wonderful era of Ancient Egyptian history.
Scribe School
This article describes the education process boys had to go through to become scribes, and what that involved.
Timeline & Treasures of the British museum
This article gives a basic timeline of the period dividing up the civilisation. It also describes Egyptian treasures, and includes Shelley's poem "Ozymandias". It features some beautiful pictures.
Warfare:Part 3-The Egyptian Navy
This article describes the Egyptian navy, and why it was necessary.
Warfare:Part 2-advancing weaponry & strategy
This second article under the title of "warfare" describes the more advanced weapons and military strtegies employed in the New Kingdom, with extracts by leading French egyptologist Christian Jacq.
Warfare:Part 1-weapons
This article describes a few popular Egyptian weapons in detail, and should give you some insight into how the Egyptians fought. My next article will also be on warfare.
Myths-Part 2:about the Pharaohs
This article follows on from the previous one, and tells an exciting Egyptian myth.
Myths-Part 1:Religious
This article gives a brief summary of what a myth is and recounts a well known religious one.
The river Nile and sailing
This article tells you about the river Nile, why it was so important to the Ancient Egyptians, and how they used it.
Jewellery:Lapis lazuli
This article briefly describes Ancient Egyptian jewellery, and particularly focuses on Lapis lazuli.
Ancient Egyptian food and drink
This article describes basic food and drink commonly consumed in Ancient Egypt.
The Pyramids
This article explains what the pyramids were built for and who built them when.
Making mummies
This article describes the process used by the Ancient Egyptians to make mummies in detail. There are also a lot of interesting facts that I doubt you knew before!
The Pharaohs
This article explains the Pharaohs and describes two in detail.
Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Ancient Egypt shaped the gods, but later, the gods shaped Egypt.
The beginning of Ancient Egypt
This article explains and describes how the rule of the Pharoahs and the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation came about, in a way that would be understandable to (older) children.