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Mrs. Magee. Walk Like an Egyptian! Cairo, Egypt. This video will give you an idea of why the Ancient Egyptians built pyramids, and what is in them. http://video.kids.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/people-places-kids/egypt-tombs-kids.html. Tombs, Pyramids, and Mummies, Oh My!.
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Mrs. Magee Walk Like an Egyptian! Cairo, Egypt
This video will give you an idea of why the Ancient Egyptians built pyramids, and what is in them. • http://video.kids.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/people-places-kids/egypt-tombs-kids.html Tombs, Pyramids, and Mummies, Oh My!
About 5 miles north of Cairo is a place called Giza. This is where the Great Pyramids are located. Click on the link below to read about these amazing structures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/pyramid_gallery_01.shtml (make sure to click through the pictures) The 3 Pyramids at Giza Necropolis http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necropolis
The link below will allow you to get a closer (3-D) look at the pyramids of Giza! • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sphinx/giza-map/giza.html A Closer Look…
The links on the next few slides will let you see the layout of these 3 pyramids on the inside, and tell you a bit more about each one. • The Great Pyramid (of Khufu) • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/khufu.html What’s Inside?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/khafre.html Pyramid of Khafre (Home of the Sphinx)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/menkaure.html Pyramid of Menkaure Menkaure is usually shown with his wife
Here is a website of the Cairo Museum. Take a look around… today cameras are banned from inside the building so these are some great pictures • http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/museum.htm The Museum in Cairo!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ • Click on “Pharaohs and Dynasties” • Click on “Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis: a royal feud?” Hatshepsut and tuthmosis
Go to this interactive website, and see if you have what it takes to plan the building of a pyramid! • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/pyramid_challenge/index_embed.shtml Now that we’ve seen them, let’s see if you can build one!
Creation story • http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/story/main.html • Gods and Goddesses • http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html • Egypt-themed Games • http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/fun.php • Mummy Maker • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index_embed.shtml Some Other Fun Things For Further Study