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Walk Like an Egyptian! Cairo, Egypt

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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Walk Like an Egyptian! Cairo, Egypt

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  1. Mrs. Magee Walk Like an Egyptian! Cairo, Egypt

  2. 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!

  3. 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

  4. 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…

  5. 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?

  6. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/khafre.html Pyramid of Khafre (Home of the Sphinx)

  7. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/menkaure.html Pyramid of Menkaure Menkaure is usually shown with his wife

  8. 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!

  9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ • Click on “Pharaohs and Dynasties” • Click on “Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis: a royal feud?” Hatshepsut and tuthmosis

  10. 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!

  11. 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

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