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Animals

Resource Pages for Students	Source of Pages
Gods and Goddesses Written by 6th grade students, this page is a brief description of some of the animal forms that various gods would take. It includes pictures of some of the more common gods and a link to the second resource listed below.	Ms. Hos-McGrane's Grade 6 Social Studies Class: Welcome to our Ancient Egyptian Project Pages
List of Mythological Deities This site lists 27 gods and goddess, shows a pictorial representation of each, and gives their attributes, how they were represented (often as animals), their relationships, and any other names they may have. Average reading levels; easy to navigate.	Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Ask the Mummy: Did the Ancient Egyptians Worship Animals? Scroll down to find the answer.The brief answer to this question focuses on the relationship of animals to gods.	Rosetta Stone at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gods of the Egyptians Part of the museum's "The Egyptian Exhibition," this page describes some of the pieces the museum owns related to Egyptian gods. The page gives some information about falcons and scarabs in particular.	Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: Introduction Read the third paragraph on this page for information on why cats in particular were important to the ancient Egyptians.	linked to the Mining Co., but published as part of Mr. Donn's Pages: Ancient Egypt
Hi! My Name is Sahara the Scarab Easy to read and navigate, this site gives an extensive overview of Egyptian animals. The site blends real pictures with museum artifacts and gives interesting facts about the animals as well as the exhibit pieces. Great site!!	Rosetta Stone at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Wild Egypt! An Online Safari for All Ages This site contains three virtual tours: A Nile Journey, An Overland Adventure, A Red Sea Dive that provide lots of great information on current animals of Egypt, and also gives some historical information as well; good for cats.	Wild Egypt! An Online Safari for All Ages
**Greyhounds: Brief History This page provides historical background about the greyhound, including some information about their significance in ancient Egypt.	The Gate Club
For Fun: Mummimals Unscramble the letters to discover what ten animals were mummified in Ancient Egypt (answers are included).	Sea World: Egypt Fun Guide

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Math

Resource Pages for Students	Source of Pages
Egyptian Numerals This page provides the symbols for numbers, plus how to read them as hieroglyphs. It also gives some information about calculations, particularly multiplication.	Ms. Hos-McGrane's Social Studies Class: Ancient Civilizations and Their Number Systems
Egyptian Mathematics This is a great page on Egyptian mathematics which shows the symbols for numbers and provides links to pages with word problems using Egyptian numerals. There is also a link to an Egyptian Maths translator; please note that it uses JavaScript.	Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
**Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics This site gives a good historical overview, but is a fairly complicated site. It contains links to actual tablets containing numerals and calculations.	The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
**Ancient Egyptian Math Page This page gives an historical overview of Egyptian math. Some of the embedded links are not active. It also provides information about the Egyptian calendar as it relates to math, with links to references. Higher reading level required.	Ancient Egyptian Math Page
**Ancient Egyptian Number Symbols Displays number symbols, and, if you click to go back, links to an interesting lesson plan called, "Egyptian Equation Quilt."	Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans for Teachers at the Detroit Institute of Arts
For Fun: Archaeologist's Challenge This page has nothing to do with Egyptian math, but contains 4 math word problems having to do with Ancient Egypt.	Sea World: Egypt Fun Guide

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Pharaohs

Resource Pages for Students	Source of Pages
Pharaohs (by Shivanthi S., Martin B., and Meri I) and Pharaohs (by Erez H. and Natalie H.) Both of these pages were written by 6th grade students and provide a paragraph of background information about pharaohs. The first page also includes some links.	Ms. Hos-McGrane's Grade 6 Social Studies Class: Welcome to our Ancient Egyptian Project Pages
The Names of the Pharaohs This page provides some background information about the origin of the word "pharaoh." Don't forget to scroll up to get all of the information available. This page is a fairly complicated discussion of the naming history and process.	The Ancient Egypt Site
Egypt: Pharaoh and Egypt: People Both of these pages provide short definitions of what a pharaoh was and their significance in the social order.	Michael C. Carlos Museum: Odyssey On-Line
Pharaohs A brief overview of the meaning and significance of pharaohs. The second paragraph describes typical dress.	Rosetta Stone at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ask the Mummy: Where Were the Pharaohs Buried?, How Can We Identify the Pharaohs? Find out the answers to these questions in simple terms. Scroll down to get to the second question.	Rosetta Stone at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Kings and Queens Menu This page links to detailed, yet easy to read and navigate, information about the kings and queens of each dynasty. There are also links to stories about some of them, including Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Rameses II and more.	Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
Pharaonic Egypt Follow the links to Egypt's pharaohs: Hatshepsut, Akhenaton, Nefertiti, King Tutankhamen, Ramses the Great, Ramses III. Average reading level.	Little Horus Web Site
For Fun: Hatshepsut's Revenge "An adventure game that takes you back to Ancient Egypt. The pharaoh of Egypt, King Tut, is disturbed by strange things happening in the palace... Only you can help him!"; has some great background information, and seems like a "fun" way for kids to learn about Ancient Egypt. Students must make choices, but can always go back and try other choices.	Hatshepsut's Revenge
For Fun: Find the Pharaoh's Name! It's a word search which uses a Java applet.	CCER - Centre for Computer-Aided Egyptological Research
For Fun: Build a Pharaoh Directions for making a pharaoh's head, complete with model pages to print.	Rosetta Stone at The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Other
See also Britannica Online, "Egypt, history of" for a general overview and more Internet links. Scroll down to view the table of contents for the article.

Books: Recommended Reading on the Ancient Near East: Life in Ancient Egypt; Books for Students, annotated by the Oriental Institute Museum Associate Curator Emily Teeter.