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MAP OF ANCIENT EGYPT
See Egypt as it was in ancient times
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HOW CHILDREN LIVE … IN EGYPT
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Teri Brown
Meet Nefretkiya, an eleven-year-old girl living
in ancient Egypt, and hear her talk about what
her days are like
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A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE CITY OF THEBES
by Judith Mitchell
Tour the city of Thebes and see temples, homes,
the marketplace, tombs, and the royal palace
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SURVIVAL! IN ANCIENT EGYPT
by Laurie
Whitman
Play the game of Survival! And find out how much you really
know about life in Egypt
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PLAN AN EGYPTIAN FEAST
by Arlette
Braman and Sandra McGarrity
Choose a feast and invite family and friends to
share a meal - Egyptian style
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INTERVIEW WITH A PHAROAH
by Judy
Bierman
Listen to Tuthmosis III discuss his leadership style and his
famous stepmother Hatshepshut
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WRITE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
by Annemarie
Shrouder
Think hieroglyphics was the only style of Egyptian writing?
Learn about two other forms and the scribes who used them
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UNLOCKING THE SECRET
by Anne Johnson
Meet the man who decoded the mystery of the Rosetta Stone
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THE HIEROGLYPHIC ALPHABET
See how our alphabet looks in hieroglyphs
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HOW DID THEY BUILD THE PYRAMIDS?
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Karen Bernardo
Learn about different pyramid designs and the
techniques used for building them
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NEEDLES IN THE SKY
by Teri Brown
Besides pyramids, obelisks are one of the lasting forms of Egyptian
architecture. Discover why they were built and how they ended
up all over the world
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TIMELINE EXERCISE
Construct your own timeline of events in ancient
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THE FELLAHIN AND THE KEMET
by Faith
Byrnie
The Nile River has always played an important role in Egyptian
life. Read about its impact on farmers - both in ancient times
and today
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THE MAKING OF A MUMMY
by Maia Crowell
Everyone has heard of mummies - now find out how Egyptians perfected
the mummification process
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MODERN MUMMY MYTHS
by Nicholas Dollak
There are many scary stories about the ancient
Egyptians, but most are not true. We uncover the truth behind
four popular myths
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THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVIES
by Kit
Tunstall
The villain in the recent Mummy movies wasn't a
villain at all! Meet the real Imhotep …
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FROM MEMPHIS TO MEMPHIS
by Christina
Pepple
From Egypt to the United States - see how a lost statue of Ramses
the Great was found and later made its way to Memphis, Tennessee
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ONE GOD FOR AKHENATEN
by Susan Buckner
Read about the pharaoh who first introduced
monotheism to Egyptians and was declared a
heretic for his beliefs
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THE SPLENDOR OF ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA
by Melinda Rothouse
Explore the history of the port city founded by
Alexander the Great
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PHAROS - THE WORLD'S FIRST LIGHTHOUSE
by Shari Parsons Miller
Discover the story behind one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World and learn more about the other six wonders
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FOUND! FROM THE CLEOPATRA FILES
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Melinda Rothouse and Terry Newman
Gain insights into Cleopatra's life by reading
excerpts from her diary. Also, see a copy of her
resume, written right before her death.
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