Chariho Middle School Library: Ancient Egypt and Nubia

This site has basic facts.

This has some history and artifacts from Hatshepsut's time.

Reveals how Hatshepsut's reign as a King was erased and forgotten by Egyptian people. (.38 min) Remember to login with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

She declared herself King of Egypt and got away with it. Peek into her incredibly successful 22-year reign. (5:30 min) Remember to log on with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

This is a brief article about Hatshepsut.

This is a brief biography of Hatsheput.(4:33 min)

Search the text to find an interesting fact about Hatshepsut.

This link has lots of information on hieroglyphics. Please do not subscribe to the newsletter.

Learn how Ancient Egyptians wrote using symbols. Each symbol conveyed a message with sound and meaning. (5:52 min) Please login with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

This site will have you writing your own name in hieroglyphics!

This site has some very interesting information about hieroglyphics.

Have you ever heard of hieroglyphics? Do you know what a mummy is? All these things came from ancient Egypt. More than four thousand years ago, the ancient Egyptians created tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Egyptians lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!

Check out the links for "Read, Write, and Explore" and "Who was Rosetta?".

This is a brief article about ancient Egyptian writing.

Scroll through the article until you get to the section on hieroglyphics.

Find the page on Art and culture and you can explore hieroglyphics information.

This is video explains the development of hieroglyphics and their importance. (10:41 min)

Watch this 6:35 min video to learn more about Mummies. Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id number and then your birthdate.

This site has information on the basic steps. There are links to information on how mummification started.

This site has facts about how mummies were made and buried. It also contains information on animal mummies and King Tut's curse.

This article has a Lexile Reading Level of 850.

Embalming techniques are thought to be older than originally thought. Lexile Reading Level 1480

This article presents information about some of the secrets of the mummification process and discoveries about nutrition and diseases affecting persons during the mummies' era. Lexile Reading Level 1100

Experts at the British Museum have uncovered a huge amount of evidence about Hornedjitef. They have used the most up-to-date scientific techniques, plus a lot of careful archaeological detective work. Now readers can get on the case and discover Hornedjitef's secrets!

Discover the grisly process of mummification, from embalming and stuffing the corpse to preparing a home for eternity.

Had an ancient curse doomed those who entered the pharaoh's tomb? An exciting narrative format brings Egyptian history to life, while providing plenty of creepy details to satisfy young horror fans.

This video discusses how ancient Egyptians attempted to avoid the decay of the body. (4:45 min)

Learn about mummies in fact and in the movies.

This book explores concepts concerning mummies and their strengths and weaknesses and reviews mummies found in movies and books.

People have settled on the banks of the River Nile for thousands of years. It provides sustenance for their lifestyles. (2:19 min) Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

Egyptian fellaheen have farmed in the fertile Nile River valley for centuries. Learn about the fellaheen and the modern threats to their ancient traditions and culture.(3:14 min) Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

The Nile is the world's longest river and the birthplace of one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world. This book takes readers along the “River in the Sand” as it flows north from its source in central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea, crossing thousands of miles of desert. Ancient Egyptians depended on the Nile's annual floods to deposit fertile soil for farming. The Nile also provided water for irrigation and was a main transportation route. Today, the Nile remains vital, with more than 70 million people growing crops in the river's basin and fishing in its waters. The impact on the river of the Aswan High Dam, population growth, and climate change is also examined.

This river has basic facts about the river.

Check out these facts about the river.

The Nile River has always been the defining feature of ancient Egyptian civilization. Its floodwaters irrigated crops, its papyrus was used to make a type of paper, its waters provided trade and commerce routes, and the limestone along its banks was used to build the Great Pyramids. (5:06 min) Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

This site provides information on the geography of the river.

The essential question being answered by the video is "How did the Nile River Help Egyptian Civilizations Flourish?" (3:02 min)

This is an interesting article with all the basics on papyrus.

Egyptians used the papyrus plant to make scrolls that were easy to transport and store. Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id and your birthdate.

Viewed as sacred, the papyrus plant was used in many ways, but the most important was making paper. This innovation aided Egyptians in writing, art, and history. Most importantly, this innovation allowed Egyptians, as they were forming their government, to make and record laws, laws that helped advance the Egyptian civilization. (1:04 min)Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id and your birthdate

This site has a lot of information about the plant. Higher Reading level.

Find out about the many uses of papyrus on this website.

Please click on the link for slide show to get all the facts.

This video describes how papyrus is made and decorated. (3:13 min)

Search within the text to find paper and then choose Ancient Egypt.

This article describes use of measure in Ancient Egypt.

This site describes the early use of a numeration system, geometry, and more.

This site provides an overview of mathematics in Ancient Egypt. (Higher Reading Level)

Remember to use the numbered links at the bottom of the page to find all the information.

Explore the ancient Egyptian number system, their process of doubling and addition to multiply and divide, expressing fractions in terms of unit fractions, and how a modern-day algorithm relates to Egyptian fractions. (28:21 min) Remember to logon with cms in front of your student Id number and your birhtdate.

This is a magazine article on counting in Ancient Egypt.

Find the page "An Innovative People" to get information on mathematics.

You can use the Table of Contents and choose the chapter on "Ancient Egypt".

Ancient Egypt was focused on its religion, and rarely went to war with other peoples; although this ancient religion may seem strange today, it was the bedrock of a long-lasting and advanced civilization.(1:01 min) Remember to log on with cms in front of your student id number and our birthdate as your password,

The bodies of deceased pharaohs were preserved through mummification; once buried in pyramids, the pharaohs were believed to journey to the afterlife, judged on their life’s moral weight, and then be turned into demons or live eternally.(3:05min) Remember to logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate as your password.

This site provides information on Egyptian gods and goddesses.

This site provides a nice detailed overview.

This site gives information on major Egyptian gods and goddesses.

The article explores dogs in mythology and ancient beliefs. Topics discussed include dogs in Ancient Egypt as gods like Anubis the good of the underworld and mummification.

This article explores Egyptian religious beliefs. (charihoms/Chargers1!)

Check out the part of this lightbox on religion.

Check out the chapter "Beliefs and Gods".

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This site provides an overview of Nubia.

This site describes the Egyptian conquest of Nubia.

This is an introduction to Nubia. (4:55 min)

This video shows more about excavating an ancient Nubian city. (6:58 min) Discusses the Nubian alphabet.

This has a brief descrition of the Meroitic alphabet.

The article focuses on the efforts of linguists to understand the Meroitic script, an ancient language of the Nubians, an African people. A brief history and geography of the Nubian people is provided,

Focuses on the history of Nubia. Information on the Nile River; Reason a barren path of land was called the `Land of the Bend,' by ancient Egyptians;(charihoms/Chargers1!)

Presents information on the history of trade in ancient Nubia. Luxury goods which were available in Nubia, before the rise of the Kushite Kingdom, example, gold, animal furs and feathers.

Ramses II was one of the greatest pharaohs of Egypt. His statues and temples still leave an imprint on Egypt today. (9:22 min) Remember to login with cms in front of your student id and your birthdate.

This site has reviews the life and accomplishments of Ramses II.

Basic facts and pictures related to his reign can be found on this site.

This site offers a biography of Ramses.

Use the "Search Within" feature to find information on Ramses II.

This is an encyclopedia article on Ramses II.

This is a detailed biography on Ramses II.

This video is a brief biography of Ramses II. (1:40 min)

What was it like to live in Ancient Egypt? More specifically, what was it like to become Pharaoh of Egypt as a teenager? Why not let Ramesses II tell you about it? You'll read about his accomplishments and failures, as well as what day-to-day life was like for him, his subjects, and his slaves.

Simple machines were used to build the pyramids and an inclined plane was used to lift the rocks up the pyramid. A series of inclines raised the rocks higher up the pyramid. (8:44 min) Logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate as a password.

Egypt's step pyramid is the world's oldest multistory structure. The step pyramid was constructed by building six structures on top of each other, each smaller than the next.(4:59 min) Logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate as your password.

he Egyptians developed large quarrying operations to gather the necessary rock, and invented tools to govern the construction of the pyramids themselves.(6:48 min) Logon with cms in front of your student id number and your birthdate.

Methods used to construct the pyramid are presented.

This site provides information on the history of pyramid building.

This site defines pyramids in general and does have a separate section just on Egyptian pyramids.

This site has basic fact about Egyptian Pyramids.

The article provides information on the Great Pyramid of King Khufu in Egypt. The Great Pyramid was built as the tomb for the powerful Old Kingdom ruler Khufu. Lexile Reading Level 1150

This article details the early construction of pyramids in Egypt. Consideration for site selection; Use of ramps to transport stone blocks; Speculations on the shape of the pyramids. Lexile Reading Level 1180 This is a good source of information!

What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient builders use? Which of their buildings and monuments are still standing? And how did ancient construction set the stage for our own modern building technology? the Table of Contents to find information.

Pyramids tells the story of these Egyptian monuments from their earliest beginnings, following their development from the first step pyramid to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Use the Table of Contents and Index to find information you need.

This video provides a history of pyramid building.(5:40 min)

This book introduces the pyramids of Egypt, describes how they were built, and discusses the importance of their preservation. Use the table of contents and index to find information. Reading Level Grade 4.9

This describes some art associated with medicine. (Higher Reading Level - Lexile 1160

This site has a lot of information on how how patients were treated in Ancient Egypt.

This is an site about how we are trying to lear nmore about Egyptian medicine.

Scroll down on this site to find info about medicine.

Egyptians were practical rather than theoretical in medicine and science.(1: 03 min) Remember to logon with cms in front of his student id and birthdate.

What did ancient Egyptians believe about illness? (3:43 min)

Find the page on "Leaving a Legacy" to investigate information on surgical instruments.

Check out the chapter "What Did the Egyptians Know About Medicine.

Search within the text for medicine and then choose the chapter on Ancient Egypt.

Analyzes the childhood and reign of King Tutankhamen, known as King Tut, and explores the mysteries surrounding his death.(7:11 min) Please logon with cms in front of your student Id number and your birthdate.

A royal treasure buried for 3,000 years … On November 4, 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter unearthed a buried staircase in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. At the bottom of the staircase was a door bearing the name Tutankhamen. That door led Carter to rooms filled with gold treasures and ancient statues. And deep in the tomb lay the mummy of a king, covered in jewels and sealed in a golden coffin. Interest Level 5-8

This page has a lot of major facts about the pharaoh.

This site has a brief biography.

Interesting facts about King Tut are on this site.

This site has lots of information about King Tut.

The article focuses on a research done on Egypt's most famous tomb of king Tut also known as Tutankhamen and mentions that archaeologist thinks that mummy of another legendary figure, Queen Nefertiti.

The article reveals the mystery of the dagger blade discovered by experts at the tomb of King Tut of Egypt which is made of a meteorite or a space rock.

The pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Egyptian rulers in history. Known by many as 'King Tut,' Tutankhamun is most famous for the incredible treasures in his tomb. Undisturbed for over 3,000 years until archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered it in 1922, thousands of priceless artifacts lay inside. (5:20 min)

The mummy of King Tutankhamun, the Egyptian boy king, had not been disturbed for over 3,000 years. In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter and his team discovered the ancient tomb and examined the dazzling treasures within its chambers. However, soon after the thrilling discovery, a member of Carter's team became ill and died. Stories of other deaths connected to the tomb followed. Had an ancient curse doomed those who entered the pharaoh's tomb?