Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization that dominated much of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. Learn about the history, people and society, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and culture of Ancient Egypt using the sources below.

Databases:

• Britannica Launchpacks - Social Studies: combines up-to-date, curriculum-aligned content sets with tools that make it easier for teachers to differentiate instruction and for students to understand core K-12 Social Studies topics. 

• Gale OneFile - World History: Provides balanced coverage of events in world history with relevant articles updated daily - both current thinking and established scholarly work.

Websites:

• The A&E History Channel - Ancient Egypt: Covers 30 centuries of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.

• The British Museum - Ancient Egypt: Explore the Ancient Egyptian civilization, which developed along the Nile.

• Ducksters - Ancient Egypt for Kids: Learn about the civilization of Ancient Egypt including the Pharaohs, pyramids, art, government, geography, Nile River, mummies, religion, hieroglyphics, and more.

• History for Kids - Understanding Ancient Egypt: Learn fun facts about Ancient Egypt.

• Mr. Donn's Ancient Egypt for Kids: Covers the civilization of Ancient Egypt. Users can read information about the daily life of ancient cultures.

• NOVA - Mummies 101: Learn all about mummies from all over the world.