World History
The Getty Museum demonstrates how ancient Egyptians made mummies in the first short video below. In the second video, a museum associate offers more detail about their mummy and what it says about Egyptian society. You can read more about it here at Open Culture, where I found the video and story. Another great site about mummification and more interactive, is this one at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
- Children Of Llullaillaco Sacrificed With Alcohol
CNN has an article up titled Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps. It details a display of a mummy of a 15 year old girl in Salta, Argentina who was killed 500 years ago in a sacrifice. The mummy is well preserved and the features on the girl...
- Mystery Mummy Is Lost Female Pharoah
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is considered by many historians to have been the most powerful (and successful) woman in ancient Egypt. Unfortunately for Hatshepsut, Thutmose III attempted to subject Hatshepsut...
- Oriental Institute Museum Vanished Kingdoms Of The Nile: The Rediscovery Of Ancient Nubia
ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM VANISHED KINGDOMS OF THE NILE: The Rediscovery of Ancient Nubia Images from an exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago. From the site: The earliest of the Nubian cultures (the A-Group and...
- Ancient Egypt At The British Museum
The British Museum has a great site on Ancient Egyptian life. I created a simple web-quest that allows students to work through the different levels of the site from geography to pyramids to writing to mummification. ...
- Ancient Egypt Site From The British Museum
If you liked Ken's site on the Indus river below, you'll also like this site on ancient Egypt developed by the British Museum. Students can explore the stories of a nobleman and farmer, or play an ancient Egyptian board game called Senet. Other...
World History
How to Make a Mummy
The Getty Museum demonstrates how ancient Egyptians made mummies in the first short video below. In the second video, a museum associate offers more detail about their mummy and what it says about Egyptian society. You can read more about it here at Open Culture, where I found the video and story. Another great site about mummification and more interactive, is this one at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
- Children Of Llullaillaco Sacrificed With Alcohol
CNN has an article up titled Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps. It details a display of a mummy of a 15 year old girl in Salta, Argentina who was killed 500 years ago in a sacrifice. The mummy is well preserved and the features on the girl...
- Mystery Mummy Is Lost Female Pharoah
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is considered by many historians to have been the most powerful (and successful) woman in ancient Egypt. Unfortunately for Hatshepsut, Thutmose III attempted to subject Hatshepsut...
- Oriental Institute Museum Vanished Kingdoms Of The Nile: The Rediscovery Of Ancient Nubia
ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM VANISHED KINGDOMS OF THE NILE: The Rediscovery of Ancient Nubia Images from an exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago. From the site: The earliest of the Nubian cultures (the A-Group and...
- Ancient Egypt At The British Museum
The British Museum has a great site on Ancient Egyptian life. I created a simple web-quest that allows students to work through the different levels of the site from geography to pyramids to writing to mummification. ...
- Ancient Egypt Site From The British Museum
If you liked Ken's site on the Indus river below, you'll also like this site on ancient Egypt developed by the British Museum. Students can explore the stories of a nobleman and farmer, or play an ancient Egyptian board game called Senet. Other...