Egypt has ancient pyramids so huge and complicated that some people think aliens built them. Five thousand years ago, Egypt didn't have machines like cranes and bulldozers?so how did they do it? Discover secrets of the pyramids, and explore many other treasures found in Egypt, a doorway between the Middle East, Africa, and the Western World.
Come Meet Egypt.
 |
The Egyptian Presidency — www.presidency.gov.eg Hosny Mubarak is the president of Egypt and he's got his own website. He'll teach you all about Egypt and its government--and he'll even let you take a tour of his home, Abdeen Palace. |
 |
Explore the Wonders of Ancient Egypt — www.akhet.co.uk Unearth a clickable mummy. Click on a body part and examine it. You can also meet ancient Egypt's most famous gods and check out Egyptian art, mummy masks — and a REAL mummified cat. |
 |
Pyramids, Mummies, and Daily Life — www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/roseff.html For the A to Z of ancient Egyptian daily life, mummies and gods, check out this site. |
 |
Discover the Secrets of the Ancient Pyramids — www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ It took 100,000 workers 20 years to build the Great Pyramid in honor of the pharaoh Khufu. Examine the ins and outs of this and other amazing monuments of ancient Egypt. |
 |
Ancient Egypt: A Birthplace of Language — www.civilisations.ca/civil/egypt/egcw01e.html The ancient Egyptians were one of the first people to have a written language. They wrote on sculptures, on statues -- even in kings' tombs. Learn about ancient Egyptian picture writing, also called "hieroglyphs," and much more. |