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Ancient Egypt for Kids - A short History Video Lesson!

A short history video about Ancient Egypt. Learn some facts about one of the first civilisations in history! Learn about the Nile River, Pharaohs, the pyramids, mummification and lots more. You do not need to leave any information at the end!

Mummification (How an Ancient Egyptian Mummy was Made)

Learn about how and why the Egyptians mummified their dead.

The Mummification Process

This video looks at the mummification process of an actual mummy that is in the Getty Museum. It is more realistic than the cartoon version... not for the squeamish!

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld.

Learn about Egyptian beliefs in the journey to the afterlife.

King Tut and His Treasures for Kids: Biography of Tutankhamun.

Learn about the life of Tutankhamun, probably the most famous Pharaoh of them all, thanks to the archaeologist Howard Carter.

Ancient Egypt The Gift of The Nile - How the Nile helped the Ancient Egyptians - a song for children.

The Singing History Teachers explain how the Nile River helped the Ancient Egyptians in their everyday lives.

The Ancient Egyptians from the Children's University of Manchester. Meet Dr. Rosalie David and try out some of the interactive activities on this web page. Select the area of Ancient Egyptian life you would like to find out about from the list

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Read an Egyptian Creation Story and find out about the different Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. (I could not get the challenges / games to work on my ageing PC!)

Ancient Egyptian interactive activities from the National Museums Scotland. Some super interactive games here - build a pyramid, go on an Egyptian adventure and explore the Egyptian landscape to name but a few. This is a great web site - have a look at it.

DK Find Out: Ancient Egypt. DK Find out about different aspects of Egypt and the Ancient Egyptians and their everyday lives on this web site.

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