Ancient Egypt

The following resources will help you research background information on Ancient Egypt.

Print Resources

   Curse of the Pharaohs (932 HAW)
Archaeologist, Dr. Hawass has lived through countless hair-raising adventures while exploring the tombs of ancient Egypt. Here he shares some of his most exciting exploits and discoveries and recounts his own harrowing brushes with what he calls the "magic of ancient Egypt" -- experiences that range from earthquakes to recurring nightmares to near-death incidents! He also delves into the intriguing background of the curse, which became famous all over the world after the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

  What Life Was Like On the Banks of the Nile (932 WHA)
Recounts Ramses' chilling tale and many other intriguing, true accounts of the lives of the ancient Egyptians. Their dazzling civilization, which was born by the river Nile and flourished by 3,000 years, captures our imagination as no other culture before or since. Their magnificent pyramids, colossal temples, and brooding Sphinx never fail to awe and astound us. But even more amazing are other artifacts, ones that the Egyptians never meant for us to see - rolls of papyrus, pottery chips, and tombs - that tell us about the people who built the grand structures that grace the Egyptian landscape.
     

  Your Travel Guide to Ancient Egypt (932 DAY)
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in ancient Egypt, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.


Online Databases

 World Book Encyclopedia
Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.
     

Student Resources in Context Contains thousands of online  primary documents, biographies, topical essays, 
background information. 

Great Article in Opposing Viewpoints:

"Who Owns The Past?" Betsy Carpenter, and Gillian Sandford.
U.S. News & World Report 135.21 (Dec 15, 2003): p58.

Search Egyptian Antiquities> Magazines Tab

 Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues and features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

 

Internet Sites

Elements of Civilization [A Wiki Space Project- not extremely credible, but full of links which can then be corroborated.] http://elementsofcivilization.wikispaces.com/ancient+mesopotamia+job+specialization

Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago- Mesopotamia Exhibit http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/meso.html

Met Works of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/  [Hint: Search Collections database for Egyptian Art]

National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/

Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/egypt/

Egypt Wants Treasures Returned: http://www.elginism.com/20050714/167/

Smithsonian www.si.edu

Ancient Egypt Online Site Map: www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-site-map.html

Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Exploring Ancient Egypt: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/

The British Museum - Ancient Egypt: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

The British Museum- Mesopotamia: www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

Egyptian Pharaohs: www.livius.org/pha-phd/pharaoh/pharaoh.htm

Kings (Pharaohs) of Ancient Egypt: www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pharaohs.htm

Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "ancient Egypt", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word ancient plus all of the sites containing the word Egypt.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about ancient Egypt, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the pharaohs of ancient Egypt,  I would enter the following:

    "ancient Egypt", pharaohs,

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 


 

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