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  Ancient Egypt Websites

(This is only a partial list!)

 ***If you use on-line search engines like Ask.com  or Google, you will find

a number of good links to Ancient Egypt.   Make sure to carefully evaluate your sources.***

 http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

– Ancient Egypt - Research temples, pyramids, mummification and more.

http://www.ancientsites.com - Ancient Cities - Pathway to an abundant gathering of electronic conversing on all that is ancient Egypt. Become a member or view many posted messages.

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm – Ancient Egypt Webquest - Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/pyramid.html – The Seven Wonders: the Great Pyramid of Giza

http://guardians.net/egypt/kids/ - Ancient Egypt Kid Connection - Fun and fascinating facts from ancient Egypt aimed at kids.

http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt – Life in Ancient Egypt - Examination of everyday life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientEgypt/EgyptHome.html – Kids Konnect Ancient Egypt

www.akhet.co.uk

www.discoveringegypt.com

www.ancient-egypt.org/

Theban Mapping Project

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

Interactive atlas of tomb mappings, hundreds of maps, narrated tours of the Valley of the Kings, images, timeline: amazing site.

Art History Resources on the Web: Ancient Egypt

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHegypt.html

So many wonderful images

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/

Pyramids, hieroglyphics, kings and queens

Egyptians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

Fabulous BBC site. Learn about pyramids by “building” one. Listen to actors recreate ancient characters. This site is enormously educational and amazingly fun.

U.S. History

George Washington: A National Treasure

http://georgewashington.si.edu/kids/portrait.html

Learn about George Washington and have a great time! Solve a mystery.

Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

All about our government: historical documents, branches of the Government, how laws are made, election process, citizenship and more.

Slavery

Underground Railroad

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html

You are a slave.  Do you dare to try to escape? Travel the underground railroad in this terrific National Geographic site.

American Slave Narratives

http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/wpa/wpahome.html

from American Hypertext Workshop at the University of Virginia: real interviews from ex-slaves accompanied by their photos

• American Slave Narratives
  This is a collection of narratives from more than 2,300 former slaves from across the American South who were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html)

Immigration

American Family Immigration History Center

www.ellisisland.org

Find out about your ancestors. Learn about the story of immigration to America by exploring six stories. Check out an amazing timeline. A really fun educational site!

ACLU: Immigrants' Rights

http://www.aclu.org/ImmigrantsRights/ImmigrantsRightsmain.cfm

Issues about US immigration law, discrimination against immigrants, detention, and fingerprinting laws.