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a pathfinder for seventh grade students The Egyptians build one of the great civilizations of the ancient world. Their inventions and buildings still impress modern people. Students at Pioneer Middle School will be studying ancient Egypt in the seventh grade. This pathfinder will help them find information in our school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community about the civilization and contributions of the ancient Egyptians. |
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Ancient Egypt With links to Egyptian Life, Geography, Gods & Goddesses, Mummification, Pharoah, Pyramids, Temples, Time, Trades, and Writing The Ancient Egypt Site Information about the history, monuments, and language of ancient Egypt Canadian Museum of Civilization Explore all kinds of questions about the ancient Egyptians and their civilization Hieroglyphs This page can convert English words into hieroglyphics. Also learn how to read hieroglyphics and about the two kinds of hieroglyphs. Mythology Gallery Directory Link to information about Egyptian mummification, list of symbols, glossary of Egyptian mythology, list of gods and goddesses, the Osiris legend, creation myths, the Book of the Dead, the battles of Horus and Seth, the legend of Ra and Hathor, Hieroglyphs. Secrets of the Ancient World from National Geographic Cleveland Museum of Art Egyptomania Temples of Ancient Egypt Good source of pictures Cities and Towns of Ancient Egypt Absolute Egyptology Lots about ancient dynasties Exploring Ancient World Cultures Link to lots of images Hieroglyphic Directory The ancient Egyptian picture language. Online Activities: Ancient Egypt Encyclopedia Mythica Find all the Egyptian gods and goddesses
Books, Nonfiction: Most of the nonfiction books about the history of ancient Egypt are located in 932. The Pioneer library has at least 19 books on ancient Egyptian history. A few examples are listed here, but look in 932 to find others.
In addition to history books about ancient Egypt, the Pioneer library has other books related to Egypt:
Books: Fiction
Magazine Articles: "The Pyramids." Calliope. September, 2001. "Alexandria Under the Ptolemies." Calliope. October, 2001. "Age of Pyramids: Egypt's Old Kingdom." National Geographic January 1995, 2-43. "Cleopatra." Calliope. November, 2004. "Computer Rebuilds the Ancient Sphinx." National Geographic April 1991, 32-39. "Egypt's Ramesses The Great." Calliope. October, 2005. "The History of Writing." Calliope. May, 2004. "Ramses the Great." National Geographic April 1991, 2-31 "Kingdom of Kush." National Geographic November 1990, 96-125
Connect with ProQuest Magazine and Newspaper Index for recent newspaper and magazine articles about ancient Egypt. VT 909 Tra Trade Routes of the World [video] VT 932 Egy Egypt [video] VT 932 Egy Egypt [video] (These are 2 different videos)
pyramid mummification Cleopatra Ramses Nile River hieroglyphics or hieroglyphs Ra, Isis, Osiris (and other gods and goddesses) ancient Egypt
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