egypt

A retelling of an Egyptian folktale in which a timid boy finds courage by going after a monster that seems to shrink when confronted.

Examines over one hundred forty works of art from ancient Egypt including sculptures, reliefs, papyri, jewelry, cosmetic object, and funerary items through a collection of color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations.

Drawn from archaeological and historical evidence, provides a biographical sketch of the female pharaoh Hatchepsut and her twenty year reign of eighteenth-Dynasty Egypt. Includes black-and-white photographs and line drawings.

A look at research into how Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza was built.

A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.

Discusses the sacred rituals that were performed, what techniques were used to preserve the bodies, and what myths and legends ancient Egyptians believed about the afterlife.

"The changing political climate in Egypt is explored in this volume of Opposing Viewpoints with such topics as how to view recent political events in Egypt, the impact of recent political and social upheaval in Egypt, the political, economic, and social policies Egypt should adopt, and what the US Policy should be on Egypt"--.

Looks at how the Egyptian empire changed through time, and gives ... insights into many different aspects of Egyptian life through its geography.

Describes the daily life of children in ancient Egypt, including housing, clothes, food, and religion.