Details evidence from the Smith papyrus and the Ebers papyrus in order to provide an idea of the knowledge of medicine, anatomy, and physiology of the ancient Egyptians.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Tour Egypt offers an in-depth timeline of Egyptian history beginning with the prehistorical Lower Paleolithic period and ending with the British occupational period. Very useful for finding basic information on Egypt's history.

This book was written and illustrated by sixth grade students at High Tech High Middle School in San Diego, California. As part of a three-month study of Ancient Egypt, students researched topics to feature in this children's alphabet...

Find out how the ancient Egyptians used their resouces to make clothing.

NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

An image of "Flight into Egypt", created by Adam Elsheimer in 1609 (Oil on copper, 31 x 41 cm).

During the First Intermediate Period, the unification of Egypt was broken for the first time and the rule of the country was divided between two main ruling houses until Montuhotep the Second succeeded in reuniting the country. Thebes...

An image of "St Peter (Grabow) Altarpiece: Rest on the Flight into Egypt", created by Master Bertram from 1379-83 (Tempera on wood, 80 x 57 cm).

An image of "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", created by Ambrosius Bensonz (Oil on oak panel, 103 x 65 cm).

Full text of a historical letter from an officer in Cairo, Egypt detailing the events of the Fashoda Affair. Dated Sept. 25, 1898, the letter is a verbatim account of Herbert Kitchener's telegram of the account.

President Obama gave a speech in Cairo, Egypt to the Muslim world asking for more acceptance and peaceful relations between the regions. (June 4, 2009)

Take a tour of the King Tut Exhibition without leaving your classroom. Learn how King Tut lived from before he became a pharaoh up until his death. You can also explore his tomb.

Egypt is famous for its enormous pyramids, many of which can still be visited today. The pyramids were built by the rulers of Egypt, called pharaohs. In the following informational text by USHistory.org, discusses the rise and fall of...

Rome's power is challenged by kingdoms in the East, especially Philip V of Macedonia. After three wars against Macedonia and one against Antiochus of Syria, Rome shows her strength.

This passage in William Morey's 1901 textbook explains the hostility between Antony and Octavius and Octavius' triumph.

A collection of exhibits that can be found online allowing students to research the museums' artifacts and displays. Exhibits include earth science and dinosaurs topics.

Article reports on a theory that Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a hidden chamber inside the tomb of King Tut. Includes video.

Complete text of this 1921 work is available here from Celebration of Women Writers.

Tuthmosis the Fourth is depicted with his left leg forward, holding an offering table and wearing sandals and a starched kilt in the Amarna artistic style.

This statue of a winged female sphinx has a clear mixture of Greek and Egyptian art styles. Egyptian winged sphinxes had their wings flat against their backs, but this one's wings extend backward.

The marble Statue, of a stylized lion carved in relief demonstrates the craftsman's skill. The lion, a symbol of Sultan Baybars Al-Bunduqdari, was originally painted and a rosette can be seen on its shoulder.